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Historical Event on 6/8/2000

Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/27/1987Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47.72, 1st-class avg 71), died.
9/12/1974. C. Yohannan at Teheran, sets record for LJ in 8.07.
7/27/1998The Centre announces a hefty hike in the pay scales of university and college teachers.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
10/2/1994Five die of pneumonic plague in Delhi. Surat toll rose to 47.
11/13/1970Flooding ravages Ganges delta. 200,000 million killed.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
2/1/1835East India company obtained Darjeeling from the King of Sikkim.