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Historical Event on 6/9/1964

Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

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6/9/1964Tulsidas, Mahakavi Saint, was born.
3/25/1983Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' landed first time in the sea.
9/18/1965Communist government threatens dire consequences on discovering Indian bases on the Chinese side of the China-Sikkim frontier in China.
4/16/1966Nandlal Bose, who established modern painting in Bengal, passed away.
12/14/2000The Government declares the 10-day old postal strike illegal as per the provisions of the Industrial Dispute Act.
2/16/1994Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
12/1/1932A round-table conference on India fails to reach an agreement at London.
5/12/1998Yeltsin feels let down by the Indian nuclear tests but says that Indo-Russian ties will not be hit.
4/10/1901Amiya Chakravarty, educationist, was born at Serampore in West Bengal.