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Historical Event on 2/9/1993

Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import upto 100 k and reduces customs duty on 35 baggage items from 255 to 150 \%.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1927Sarveshwar Dayal Saxena was born.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
11/24/1941Attack on Pearl Harbour.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
10/27/1998L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.
1/17/1908Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.
6/7/1955Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R.
5/23/1996Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha.
1/19/1995Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.