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Historical Event on 10/9/1968

Olympic Games open in Mexico City.

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8/14/1998The Government transferred Revenue Secretary N. K. Singh and Finance Secretary Montek Singh Ahluwalia.
12/10/1886Ardeshir M. Irani, producer, director, exhibitor and founder of Star Films Ltd. Bombay, was born at Poona. His first film was 'Veer Abhimanyu'.
4/16/1992The PM gives a new slogan to the nation, 'Desh banao, desh bachao'.
1/8/1908Gandhiji asks the Government for suspension of Registration Act, offers voluntary registration.
10/1/1887Pandit Hridaynath Ajudhianath Kunzru, politician and social worker, was born at Agra.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1986-87), was born in Meerut.
2/10/1982K. R. Meher-Homji, cricket wicket keeper (one Test, one catch, no stumps), passed away.
5/16/1945Prahraj Gopalchandra, modern author of Oria language, passed away.
8/9/1902King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.
8/12/1996Supreme Court stays further proceedings against Narasimha Rao in Chandraswami-Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.