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Historical Event on 10/6/1998

Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
12/28/1984Eighth General Election of India ends. Indian National Congress party wins with thumping majority.
5/1/1966Marathi becomes the official language of Maharashtra.
4/13/1772Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company.
4/16/1980Delhi beat Bombay by 240 runs to win Ranji Trophy final.
1/16/1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
10/24/1994The Supreme Court refused to answer Presidential reference on Ayodhya and acquisition of disputed land was upheld.
11/16/1835Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'. (16 or19).
1/23/1960Laxmi Narayan Garde, famous journalist related to ""Venkateshwar Samachar"", ""Bangawasi"", ""Bharat Mitra"" and ""Navjeevan"" newspapers, passed away.
4/7/1986Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa.