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Historical Event on 7/9/1746

French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/10/1999Sonia Gandhi files her nomination papers for the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency.
11/30/2000Jagdev Singh Talwandi, a former Akali Dal leader, was the unanimous choice as the new SGPC president.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
10/2/1997At least 50 Pakistan soldiers were killed and several injured in a retaliatory firing by Indian troops in Nowgam, Uri and Kupwara sectors. Firing had been intermittent along LoC.
10/2/1997Firuz Shah Tughluq(1351-88), nephew of Muhammad Tughluq, succeded as emperor of Delhi.
12/6/1995Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.
1/12/1990Vimal Kumar and Madhumita Bisht retain National badminton titles.
7/4/1999The Indian Army recaptured Tiger Hill after a 11 hour assault, and hoisted the tricolour atop the 16,500 ft. peak.
4/10/1982Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna started by Indira Gandhi.
5/7/1907Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.