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Historical Event on 6/7/1996

Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1975D.K. Barooah elected Congress President.
12/19/1945Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.
6/7/1998India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars.
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.
5/5/1977Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.
11/22/1915Mohandas Gandhi returns to India.
1/4/1966ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
5/15/1993K.M. Cariappa, field marshal and Major General, passed away at the age of 93.
7/25/1991Dr. V. K. R. V. Rao, famous economist and former central minister, passed away.