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Historical Event on 6/9/1949

Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/4/1994Ravi Naik, Goa CM, resigns.
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
3/20/1959For the first time, officials of the Indian government confirmed reports of widespread resistance to the Chinese occupying forces in Tibet. Open warfare erupted in the capital city of Lhasa.
12/1/1999Supreme Court quashes a pending inquiry initiated by the Election Commission against former Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
2/16/1980The first visible Total Solar Eclipse of the 20th Century was seen. This succeeded the total solar eclipse after 22 June 1898.
6/30/1834Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
3/30/1992Satyajit Ray received the honorary Oscar award..
10/1/1981Activists of the Dal Khalsa, who masterminded the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane. arrested.
8/27/1946Gandhiji cables warning to British Government against repetition of ""Bengal Tragedy"". He also wrote to Wavell.