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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 |
| 4/30/1977 | Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed. |
| 11/7/1990 | Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78. |
| 12/1/1942 | No. 8 Squadron was raised meanwhile, absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel. |
| 9/26/1911 | Prat Kumar Sinha, cricket Test empire for 2 tests from 1948-53, was born in Bengal. |
| 7/25/2000 | Two Indians Aruna Roy from Rajasthan and Jockin Arputham, founder of the Indian National Slum Dwellers' Association, chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for public service. |
| 3/22/1963 | World Bank loans India $ 67 mil. to improve its railways. |
| 5/11/1993 | Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore. |
| 9/2/1970 | President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari. |
| 12/28/1974 | Pandit Hiralal Shastri, great social worker, leader and first Chief Minister of Rajasthan State, died. |
| 1/10/1997 | The second leg of the Indian Satellite circuit held in Ahmedabad. |
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