1. French sailor's fleet reached at the bank of Pondichery in India.9-July-1746
2. E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War.9-July-1755
3. Henry Albert John Gidney, greatest leader and politician, was born in Igatpuri, Maharashtra.9-July-1873
4. The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.9-July-1875
5. Sanjeev Kumar, famous Hindi film actor, was born.9-July-1938
6. India's first Five Year Plan prepared and published. There was the first amendment to the Constitution and the first general elections were held.9-July-1951
7. 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).9-July-1969
8. Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer), was born in Hyderabad.9-July-1969
9. Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away.9-July-1979
10. The government agrees to set up a Joint Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the security scam.9-July-1992
11. Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.9-July-1993
12. Surendranath, Governor of Punjab, died.9-July-1994
13. 17 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.9-July-1995
14. A Delhi court summoned former Prime Minister Narsimha Rao to face trial as an accused in the Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case in which godman Chandraswami was already facing trial.9-July-1996
15. Ashok Mitra (82), noted writer, academician and former bureaucrat, died in Calcutta.9-July-1999
16. India clinches the inaugural Asian Cricket Council under-15 championship in Kuala Lumpur.9-July-2000
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