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Historical Event on 10/9/1968

Olympic Games open in Mexico City.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.
8/14/1862Bombay High Court was established for Maharashtra, Goa, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu territory. This court has benches at Nagpur, Panaji and Aurangabad.
12/14/1999India lost to Australia by 285 runs in Adelaide in the first cricket Test.
5/21/1994Sushmita Sen (Miss India), 18, was crowned as the 43rd Miss Universe.
9/21/1898Tushar Kanti Ghosh, famous journalist, was born.
3/1/1985Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi.
3/14/1994Narsinha Rao, Prime Minister, arrives in London for a 4-day official visit.
9/1/1998Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.
1/15/1996Victoria Terminus (VT) station in Mumbai renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji Railway Terminus by the Centre.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.