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Historical Event on 9/8/1993
Mandal Commission recommendation of 27\% job reservation for the backward classes brought into effect; 'Creamy' layer excluded.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/20/1992 | Third developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-C). Launched by third developmental flight of ASLV-D3. This carried Gamma Ray astronomy and aeronomy payload. |
| 7/4/1760 | Meeran, Mir Jaffer's son, accidently died on the banks of Ganga near Patna due to lightning. |
| 1/21/1996 | Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction. |
| 3/11/1993 | Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor. |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurudutt, famous film actor, died |
| 7/21/1977 | K.S. Hegde elected Lok Sabha Speaker. |
| 10/24/1930 | Raj Bagri, Indies and British merchant in metal, was born. |
| 8/14/1987 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour. |
| 9/28/1996 | Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case. |
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