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Historical Event on 5/6/1997
12 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/18/1966 | Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists. |
| 11/17/1857 | Sir Colin Campbell, British Army Officer, managed to supress Indian Mutiny sepoys at Lucknow. |
| 10/12/1997 | Leander-Mahesh claim sixth doubles title of the year when they bagged the Heinekin Open ATP Tour series doubles in Singapore |
| 9/11/1999 | India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final. |
| 2/22/1997 | India, Turkmenistan and Iran sign transit agreement. |
| 11/19/1993 | Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development awarded to Czech President Vaclav Havel. |
| 3/27/1767 | Khanderao Holkar, one of the Generals in Peshwa kingdom, passed away. |
| 7/30/1995 | Notification issued for the constitution of Jharkhand Autonomous District Council. |
| 8/20/1995 | Indira Mahila Vikas Yojana launched. |
| 1/19/1982 | Bombay High Court finds allegations against Chief Minister A. R. Antulay justified. Antulay resigns. |
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