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Historical Event on 7/9/1951
India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1969 | Neil Armstrong, the first men to land on Moon by 'Apollo II ', and Edwin Aldrin came to Bombay. |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 8/19/1907 | Acharya Hajariprasad Dwivedi was born. |
| 2/14/1996 | President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation. |
| 8/28/1973 | India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis. |
| 6/25/1994 | Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away. |
| 9/6/1995 | Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away. |
| 12/1/1989 | V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister. |
| 7/18/1997 | Fifth Pay Commission report approved by Central Govt. |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
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