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Historical Event on 9/6/1961
D. N. Kohli was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 28-05-1966.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/10/1894 | Varahagiri Venkata Giri, the fourth former President of India, was born at Berhampur in Orissa. He was one of the patriarchs of Trade Union Movement of India. |
| 10/17/1999 | Indian men bagged bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang. |
| 11/9/1999 | Prof. Romila Thapar, historian, is elected to the highest British academic honour. |
| 4/30/1977 | Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed. |
| 4/5/1990 | Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords. |
| 9/20/1819 | Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died. |
| 2/17/1998 | Re-poll is ordered in 599 polling stations spread over nine states, following reports of largescale booth capturing. The Election Commission is to probe malpractices in Madhepura, Baghpat and Patna. |
| 11/20/1997 | Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat arrives in New Delhi. India and Palestinian national authority take stock of stalled West Asia peace process. Two sides sign first umbrella Memorandum of Understanding. |
| 7/5/1658 | Aurangzeb arrested Murad. |
| 1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
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