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Historical Event on 5/9/1997

At least 71 persons were killed and nine injured when a truck carrying a marriage party plunges into gorge near Gasota in Hamerpur district of Himachal Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/2/1943Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
3/9/1993AIADMK severs alliance with the Congress in Tamil Nadu.
12/16/1999India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
12/1/1993Nirubhai Desai, freedom fighter, veteran journalist and socialist, passed away.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
12/5/1998Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty.
1/16/1901Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away.
12/31/196199 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.