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Historical Event on 8/6/1991
Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/2/1988 | The Supreme Court confirmed death sentence on Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh in Indira Gandhi murder case. |
| 1/16/1992 | For the first time in a decade, India decides to import one million tonnes of wheat. |
| 9/14/1997 | Fire and explosions devastate terminals and storage tanks at Visakh Refinery of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation. Toll put at 51. |
| 5/18/1872 | Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born. |
| 5/22/1991 | Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away. |
| 3/24/1995 | Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away. |
| 5/31/1756 | Jose Cusodio Faria was born in Candolim of Goa. He was a revolutionary scientist and also known as Abbe Faria. |
| 1/1/1966 | Vimal Roy, film maker and producer, passed away. |
| 6/7/1984 | Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 3/10/1873 | Maulana Shaukat Ali, freedom fighter, nationalist and Muslim politician, was born. |
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