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Historical Event on 7/6/1999
The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
11/19/1994 | Lt. Gen. Shankar Roy Choudhury appointed Army Chief following the death of Gen. B.C. Joshi. |
12/12/1992 | Jasu Patel, cricketer, 29 wkts for India and best 9-69 vs Australia, passed away. |
11/14/1997 | N. V. N. Somu, Union Minister of State for Defence and president of The Hindu Office and National Press Employees Union from 1969, died in Army Helicopter crash at Tezpur in Arunachal Pradesh. |
4/5/1938 | Anil Rakeshi, great poet, Hindi writer and critic, was born at Nahan (H.P.). |
7/15/1920 | Earthquake in Delhi. |
3/3/1952 | The Indian National Congress secured absolute majority in the Lok Sabha in the General elections. |
9/29/1992 | Ramesh Krishnan and Leander Paes put India into the World round of 16 nations in the Davis Cup tennis by defeating Britain (4-1) |
10/14/1947 | Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died. |
10/10/1844 | Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born. |
6/24/1969 | Ted Hecht, actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), passed away. |
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