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Historical Event on 8/9/1902

King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/11/1975Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.
8/8/2000S.Nijalingappa (97), former Karnataka Chief Minister, died at his residence in Chitradurga.
1/20/1996The Indian Army conducted United Nation Peacekeeping Keeping Operations in New Delhi from 20 to 26 Jan 1996, wherein delegates from UN HQ and 17 foreign countries of the Asia-Pacific region participated. The Under Secretary General, Mr Kofi Annan, was the chief guest.
10/20/1961B. S. Guha, famous human scientist, died.
7/12/1996Ram Vilas Paswan presents railway budget 96-97 with 10\% hike in freight and upper class journeys.
4/14/1990J&K Assembly dissolved.
2/20/1847Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
12/1/1963Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union.
4/25/1982India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan.
4/9/1756Ali Bardi Khan of Bengal passed away in Murshidabad. His youngest daughter's son Siraj-ud-Daulah was crowned as King of Bengal when he was merely 20 years old after the death of King Tartar.