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Historical Event on 12/9/1658

Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1965Independent India had further clashes with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971, one over the intractable Kashmir dispute and the other over Bangladesh. A border war was also fought with China in 1962 in the North-Eastern region, which resulted in the loss of Aksai Chin in Ladakh and smaller areas in the North-east. India continues to dispute sovereignty over these areas.
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
4/22/1991Arun Nehru and Arif Mohammed Khan expelled from Janata Dal.
8/8/1968Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
4/1/1994Five ministers resign from the Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
10/4/1999Kerala High Court orders Election Commission to booth-wise counting. The EC is likely to move the Supreme Court against this order.
11/29/1945Ugoslaviya in Rajshahi was ended.
1/16/1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.