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Historical Event on 11/9/1997

Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1966Bishen Singh Bedi made his Test Cricket debut vs West Indies at Calcutta.
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
2/16/1955Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away.
10/4/1847Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died.
6/16/1934M. Muthuraman, noted Hindi writer and professor, was born at Dindigul in Madurai (Tamil Nadu).
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.
1/17/1771Govind Patwardhan Mirajkar, first Rao of Peshwai, passed away.
1/30/1949Night Airmail Services was inaugurated.
8/6/1993Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat.
11/1/2000T. R. Prasad was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He holds this office till date.