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Historical Event on 10/9/1976

International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/29/1993Test debut of Vinod Kambli, prolific Indian batsman.
1/15/1996Restoration of the original name of the city as ""Mumbai"" for Bombay Vide Maharashtra Act No, XXV of 1996.
12/4/1910Motilal, famous film actor, was born.
3/19/1848Lokhitwadi started his column 'Shatpatra' in the newspaper named 'Prabhakar'.
10/18/1901Mahatma Gandhi sails for India.
7/3/1975Virendrakishor Roy Chaudhary, famous music director, passed away.
10/2/1845First Shipping Company of India started.
12/13/1984The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect.
9/16/2000In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution.
7/13/1957Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away.