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Historical Event on 6/9/1998

81 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
4/14/1979Sanjiva Reddy,President, flagged off the first electric train in Madras.
6/1/1992S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93).
2/4/1973India's then biggest commercial ship merchant fleet 88,000 DWT super tanker ""Jawaharlal Nehru"" commenced its services for the Nation.
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.
4/15/1994India signed `GAT' agreement.
2/8/1921Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.
6/3/1992M. N. Goiporia, SBI Chairman, asked to go on leave following security scam.