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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 |
| 11/1/1983 | Rajiv Gandhi, 48, who was chosen to succeed his assassinated mother, was sworn in as Prime Minister in New Delhi today. Across the Jamuna River, in a Sikh slum, evidence was found of the enormous political problems the new Prime Minister faced. The bodies of at least 95 Sikhs were discovered. The Indian army had also been ordered into nine other cities. Religious warfare between Sikhs and Hindus had claimed at least 1,000 lives since Indira Gandhi was assassinated. The security guards who killed her were both Sikhs. US Secretary of State George Shultz, who attended the funeral, assured the new Prime Minister of US interest in a ""strong and stable India."" US-Indian relations had been strained recently because of United States support for Pakistan. Shultz called for a ""renewed positive trend"" in re |
| 3/28/1986 | Extremist Sikhs kill 13 Hindus in Ludhiana, India. |
| 8/8/1972 | Olympics open at Munich (26). |
| 4/19/1960 | Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi. |
| 12/12/1999 | Ram Prakash Gupta, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, said Ram temple issue is still on BJP's agenda. |
| 12/24/1999 | Indian Airlines Kathmandu-Delhi Airbus 300 with 186 people on board hijacked shortly after take-off. |
| 12/12/1992 | Jasu Patel, cricketer, 29 wkts for India and best 9-69 vs Australia, passed away. |
| 9/23/1862 | Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born. |
| 8/29/1995 | National Sports Day declared. |
| 1/20/1997 | The third Test between India and South Africa ends in a draw in Johannesburg. |
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