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Historical Event on 7/6/1995

Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1959Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.
1/8/1999Farah Khan made it a double, adding the National ladies snooker title in Delhi.
7/6/2000India, Nepal sign agreement to set up a specialist joint unit to counter terrorism and share information about criminals operating along the border.
1/1/1985United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"".
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.
5/27/1990Om Prakash Chautala, former CM, wins Mehem by-election.
3/10/1995ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days.
11/24/1952Brijesh Parsuram Patel, cricketer (Indian batsman 1974-77), was born in Baroda.
3/26/1992Rs. 245 crore relief in customs, excise duties announced.
1/1/1980This decade was announced to be observed as the ""International Decade of Water & Sanitation"".