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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 |
| 12/6/1929 | British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India. |
| 1/19/1992 | Manvendra Mukherji, famous singer and music director, passed away. |
| 3/12/1988 | Samresh Basu, famous Bengali writer, passed away. |
| 8/9/1911 | Khorshedji Rustomji Meher-Homji, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper 1936), was born in Bombay. |
| 11/5/1996 | Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress. |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 3/6/1990 | India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament. |
| 6/14/1985 | M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985. |
| 2/23/1969 | Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away. |
| 9/29/2000 | The Government raises the prices of petroleum products across- the-board while cutting import and excise duties on crude oil, diesel and motor spirit (petrol). |
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