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Historical Event on 9/6/1993

CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/10/1909Gandhiji replies to Tolstoy, sends his biography by Doke.
12/16/1999Michael Johnson's 400m world record (43.18s) set up in the Seville World championship was ratified by IAAF. Other records also ratified were Kenyan Noah Ngeny's 1000m mark (2 11.96, Reiti, Italy) and Moroccan Hicham el Guerrouj's 2000m (4 44.79, Berlin).
12/25/1964Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India.
8/1/1882Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, was born at Allahabad (U.P.).
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
3/11/1963First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.
10/2/1972Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.
6/6/1903Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.
7/29/1987India and Sri Lanka sign peace accord at Colombo in a bid to end the 5-year old ethnic trouble. This stance taken thereafter by the LTTE added several dimensions to the scenario. It was a multi-purpose role that the Navy has been required to play.
12/16/1951Salarjung Museum opened in Hyderabad.