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Historical Event on 6/9/1986

ICMR set up a network of Reference/Surveillance Centres for AIDS in almost all states of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1931Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.
4/15/1946The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
4/15/1946Babur's eldest son Humayun ascended the throne. He was, doubtless, a man of parts.
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
7/4/1986Sunil Gavaskar celebrated his 115th Test in cricket at Edgbaston.
7/29/1904Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.
10/23/1919Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
12/6/199813th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.