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Historical Event on 6/1/1997
Ghulam Rasool Wani, National Conference leader, kidnapped and shot dead by militants at Kaskot in Doda district, Jammu.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1908 | Gandhiji asks the Government for suspension of Registration Act, offers voluntary registration. |
| 2/20/1846 | Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore. |
| 1/14/1990 | J&K Governor quits. |
| 1/25/1999 | Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri. |
| 2/20/1953 | India opens $ 140 mil. power system modeled after TVA. |
| 4/6/1993 | Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19. |
| 4/6/1993 | Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was born in Turkmenistan. |
| 7/5/1992 | Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74. |
| 2/16/1986 | The Silver Jubilee of I.N.S.- Vikrant, India's only aircraft carrier, fails. |
| 6/1/1964 | Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'. |
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