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Historical Event on 6/9/1980

M. G. Ramachandran's second AIADMK ministry takes office.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/9/1980Sikh Guru Amardasji, great social worker and teacher, was born at Basare village near Amritsar district.
3/16/2000Rabri Devi, Bihar Chief Minister, wins trust vote.
8/16/1965Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts.
9/26/1820Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar (Banerji), great Indian educationist, social reformer, litterateur, father of Bengali prose and who gave the Bengalees their first Primer in 1855, was born in the village of Birsingha in Midnapore district of Bengal.
1/16/1997Dr. Datta Samant, Trade Union leader, shot dead in Mumbai.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
4/8/2000Air India wins the Rani of Jhansi women's cricket tournament in Chennai.
6/20/1979Renedy Singh, Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Manipur.