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Historical Event on 6/9/1992

Rajesh Khanna (Congress-I) defeats Shatrughan Sinha to wrest the New Delhi Lok Sabha seat from the BJP.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/21/1999A powerful bomb explodes and another is defused on the road leading to the Imphal airport minutes before the Prime Minister landed to commence his two-day visit to the State.
9/9/2000Venus Williams wins the women's singles in the U.S. Open championship.
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
5/28/1925Awadh Kishore Narain, educationist, was born.
6/21/1998India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu.
8/10/1994President's rule in J&K extended for another 6 months beginning 3rd Sept.
2/5/1981Kuda Bux, great Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), passed away at 75.
12/24/1880Pattabhi Sitaramayya, politician and president of Indian National Congress, was born in Andhra Pradesh.
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
5/18/1972Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established.