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Historical Event on 7/9/1969
India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1958 | Tamil leaders in Madras call on Nehru to lobby for better treatment of Ceylon's Tamil minority. |
| 7/29/1997 | Rabri Devi inducts 60 ministers, including 22 of cabinet rank, thus raising strength of her Council of Ministers to 74. |
| 7/22/1981 | India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981. |
| 2/28/1950 | The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively. |
| 1/28/1976 | Erapalli Prasanna takes 8-76 to rip through New Zealand at Eden Park. |
| 5/19/1951 | Sukhdev Bihari Mishra of Mishra Brothers, first historian of Hindi litterateur, passed away. |
| 12/4/1993 | Mulayam Singh Yadav, takes over as CM of UP; Bhairon Singh Sekhawat of Congress sworn in as CM of Rajasthan. |
| 7/15/1997 | Mahesh Chander Mehta, Environmental activist, wins Ramon Magsaysay Award. |
| 5/17/1992 | Import of 106 life-saving drugs and 37 equipments allowed. |
| 6/5/1896 | Muhammad Ismail Sahib, president of the Madras State Muslim League and freedom fighter, was born at Pettai, Tamil Nadu. He was the member of Rajya Sabha as well as Lok Sabha. |
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