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Historical Event on 6/6/1981
The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
| 2/18/1975 | Syed Nazir Ali, cricketer (2 Tests for India, 4 wickets), passed away. |
| 4/10/1937 | Shridhar Vyanktesh Ketkar, creator of Maharashtra Gyankosh and Sociologist, passed away. |
| 2/9/1989 | Sanjay Khan, actor-director, critically injured in a fire accident. |
| 9/11/1893 | Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago. |
| 9/15/1992 | Price of petrol, diesel and cooking gas hiked. |
| 3/1/1950 | The population figure for India is announced as 347,340,000. |
| 12/29/1968 | Chunilal Kalidas Madiya, famous Gujrathi playwright, story writer and novelist, died. |
| 3/7/2000 | A. Madhava Reddy, Andhra Pradesh Panchayati Raj Minister, dies in a landmine blast at Ghatkesar village in Ranga Reddy district. |
| 11/8/1997 | India lifts Asia Cup tennis title in Delhi. |
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