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Historical Event on 7/9/1875

The Bombay Stock Exchange, the first in India, was constructed under the shade of a large banyan tree.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1948Assembly bans discrimination against untouchables.
2/8/1897Dr. Zakir Hussain, third President of India and Educationist, was born in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh.
5/7/1907Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
12/6/2000The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.
12/6/2000Bahadur Shah captured the fort of Chittor and then marched against the Mughal emperor.
11/18/1955Nicolai Bulganin and Nikita Khrushchev, top USSR Soviet leaders, first time came to New Delhi.
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
8/19/1946Cabinet Mission's plan announced an interim government, which was formed by reconstituting the Viceroy's Executive Council. The Muslim League took umbrage and started direct action. Riots broke out as Muslims attacked Hindu's in Calcutta and the rest of Bengal. The Viceroy persuaded the Muslim League to join the government. But the League declined to join the Constituent Assembly unless the demand for a seperate state of ""Pakistan"" was conceded.