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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
8/14/1947Pakistan was partitioned from India. Gandhiji hailed the following day as one of rejoicing for deliverance from British bondage.
8/14/1947Shahjahan, great mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.
8/14/1947Mughals capture Ahmednagar.
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
1/14/1946Two jetties collapse in Ganges; 160 Hindu pilgrims are crushed.
7/15/1902Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
2/3/1994Akash' missile launched successfully.
2/3/1954More than 500 pilgrims died in an accident on the river bank at the ""Kumbha Mela"" in Allahabad.
6/4/1989Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.