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Historical Event on 5/6/1997

12 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1998India conducts two more nuclear tests at Pokhran. The US slaps sanctions. The Prime Minister says India will face down sanctions.
3/31/1992Delhi beat Tamil Nadu in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
1/16/1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
12/10/1978Mother Teresa is awarded the Nobel Peace prize.
11/21/1991An Inter Governmental Coference on Youth Tourism, held for first time, was hosted by the Government of India under the aegis of the World Tourism Organisation. (18-11-91).
9/21/1948Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
3/22/199957 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
8/13/1784East India Company was appointed as the centralised Regulatory Authority through India by Pitt's India Act, which was accepted in British Parliament in England.
7/30/1920Rikhye Maj-Gen Indar Jit, Educationist and Former Army Officer, was born at Lahore.