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Historical Event on 6/2/1997

Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/6/1889Sarat Chandra Bose, freedom fighter, journalist and leader, was born.
10/20/1997All India Hindu Conference begins at Hardwar.
6/6/1922Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964.
5/1/1973All non-fuel Coal Mines fields were nationalised.
7/25/1986Sikh extremist kill 16 Hindus in Muhktsar India.
4/7/1986Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa.
8/10/1963The Kamraj Plan.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.
2/4/1976Lok Sabha's life extended by one year.
6/6/1986Militant Sikhs in Amritsar call for the murder of Surjit Singh Barnala, Chief Minister of Punjab and J.F. Ribeiro, the Chief of Police.