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Historical Event on 4/9/1974

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh reach pact to exchange prisoners of 1971 war in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/20/1965Under the leadership of Commander M. S. Kohli, Indian Trackers concurred Mount Everest. Captain A. S. Chima and Sherpa Nawang Gombu were the first to reach the summit.
10/6/1983Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.
3/30/1992Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
5/12/1993Lok Sabha okays extension of President's rule in the former BJP-ruled states.
5/9/1998Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India.
7/23/1996R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date.
3/1/1997India under-19 team wins third `Test', claims three-test series 2-0 win in Matara.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
1/19/1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.