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Historical Event on 8/9/1963

India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1995K.P.S. Gill, DGP of Punjab, retires from service.
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6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.
4/2/1942Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips.
7/27/1991Army called out in Srinagar valley after an attack on security forces in which 17 persons were killed.
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10/15/1921Suryanarayannamurty Rebbapragada, social reformer, college principal and journalist, was born at Rajahmundry in A.P.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.