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Historical Event on 7/9/1993

Passport fees raised from Rs. 60 to Rs.300.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1965Border Security Force was organised, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
3/11/1915Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
9/16/1996J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
5/30/1987Goa becomes the 25th state of India.
5/30/1987Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
11/20/1859Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away.
2/25/1995Bomb attack on a train in Assam; 27 soldiers killed.
6/22/1996Saurav Ganguly scores 131 at Lord's on Test debut.