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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
1/17/1999Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta.
9/27/1856Pratap Narayan Mishra, Hindi writer, was born. He is one of the pioneers of mordern Hindi language.
9/20/1932Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" (hunger strike) in Poona prison to secure abolition of separate electorates for Harijans and untouchables.
4/13/1984India beat Pak by 58 runs to win the first Cricket Asia Cup in Sharjah.
1/12/1924Gandhiji was operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Pune.
9/12/1898Baldev Prasad Mishra, Hindi litterateur, was born.
1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
7/28/1939Tarun Ram Phookun, great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, passed away.