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Historical Event on 10/6/1997
I. K. Gujral, PM, begins visit to South Africa, which was the first ever by an Indian Prime Minister.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/7/1997 | NAM foreign ministers two-day conference begins in New Delhi. |
| 1/18/1948 | Gandhi breaks 121-hour fast in New Delhi, after halting of Muslim-Hindu riots in Calcutta. He breaks the fast on security pledges from communal leaders who ""Peace Pledge"" to Gandhiji. |
| 10/23/1992 | The dissident ministers of Bangarappa government in Karnataka resign |
| 2/18/1988 | Jan Nayak Karpoori Thakur, freedom fighter, political leader, great social reformer, teacher and national president of Samyukta Socialist Party, passed away. |
| 2/18/1975 | Yogesh Shyam, soccer(Football) player, was born. |
| 8/23/1994 | Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan. |
| 4/4/1990 | MI-4 was re-equipped with the mighty Mi-35, thus becoming a dedicated Attack Helicopter unit of the IAF. |
| 11/1/1978 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was converted from College of Agriculture to University. |
| 11/1/1978 | Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"". |
| 7/27/1959 | Abbas Ali Baig scores 112 for India v England on debut. |
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