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Historical Event on 9/8/1993

Andhra cabinet reshuffled by dropping four legislators and bringing in 16 new faces.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1993Santosh Yadav became the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest twice.
5/27/1964Gulzarilal Nanda was entrusted the responsibility as Acting Prime Minster of India. He held this office till June 9, 1964. He is till date the only Acting Prime Minster of India.
9/11/1956The PM announced in the Lok Sabha the conclusion of the Netaji Inquiry Committee that Netaji did die in an air-crash.
6/12/1990Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA.
4/19/1976Maharshi Dayanand University established in Haryana.
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
3/1/196325 Sqn, AF was formed with 04XAN-12 aircraft acquired from the erstwhile USSR. This was to supply lines to the Army in the Northern Sector encompassing J&K and Ladakh regions.
10/6/1974Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression.
1/22/1989DMK swept to power in Tamil Nadu Assembly election.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.