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Historical Event on 7/9/1969
India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1995 | SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent. |
| 8/1/2000 | One hundred people of Kinnaur, Shimla and Mandi districts of HP die following flash floods in the Sutlej river. |
| 9/14/1949 | Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate. |
| 6/20/1972 | Paras Laxmikant Mhambrey, great Indian cricket pace bowler (Test v England 1996), was born in Bombay. |
| 6/14/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal. |
| 1/7/1994 | Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC. |
| 7/29/1996 | Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna. |
| 1/30/1903 | Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta. |
| 11/3/1908 | Shreyansprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 8/21/1931 | Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away. |
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