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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
2/27/1993Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third successive budget.
11/9/1913Weekly 'Pratap' was published from Kanpur which was edited by Ganesh Shankar Vidyrarthi.
12/9/1999BJP expels former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
1/26/1981Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
4/18/1971Gavaskar makes 220 in second innings vs West Indies after 124 in first.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
8/23/1947Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel was sworn is as the Deputy Prime Minister of India.