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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 |
| 2/13/1601 | John Lancaster leads 1st East India Company voyage from London. |
| 2/13/1601 | Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle. |
| 1/5/1990 | Mohammad Azharuddin was made captain of Indian cricket team. |
| 6/30/1995 | CNN launches a 24-hour news channel in partnership with Doordarshan. |
| 7/18/1993 | Girilal Jain, 71, The Times of India editor, died. |
| 8/19/1934 | Dr. Hiralal died. He was a distinguished historian and contributed numerous articles to 'Indian Antiquary', 'Epigraphia Indica', The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, etc. He was also an honorary correspondent in Archaeology to the Government of India. |
| 2/21/1997 | Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai. |
| 8/12/1991 | Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill. |
| 2/21/1997 | J. M. Lyngdoh appointed Election Commissioner. |
| 1/3/1919 | Shambhu Pan, cricket Test Umpire for 9 tests from 1960-70, was born at Bengal. |
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