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Historical Event on 6/6/1997

Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/21/1931Pandit Vishnu Dingambar Paluskar, famous singer and the blind musician of Maharashtra, passed away.
11/18/1961The Navy went into action under the command of Rear Admiral BS Soman, then Flag Officer Commanding, Indian Fleet. The ships conducted their mission in three geographical areas for liberating Goa .
10/24/1933Govindjee, famous scientist, was born in Allahabad, U.P. He found cutting plant sections easier than dissection of animals.
9/29/1906Chhajju Ram, social worker and teacher, was born at Manawar, Chhamb.
5/13/1962Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963)
2/13/1856East India Company captured Lucknow along with Avadh Kingdom.
6/22/1880Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam.
2/17/1698Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege.
9/24/193119 people were killed by police during the anti-Hindu rioting in Kashmir.
7/21/1994The Supreme Court declares that SC/ST will lose status on migration to other states.