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Today In Indian History - Historical Events of India
| Date | Event Name |
| 06/07/1539 |
Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi. |
| 06/07/1606 |
Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away. |
| 06/07/1631 |
Begum Mumtaj Mahal, wife of Shah Jahan, Emperor of India, passed away at Burhanpur a few hours after the birth of a daughter. She was married in 1612 and the Taj Mahal was built for her. |
| 06/07/1955 |
Jawaharlal Nehru, Indian Prime Minister, visited U.S.S.R. |
| 06/07/1965 |
Ashutosh Kali, great revolutionary, passed away. |
| 06/07/1974 |
Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999. |
| 06/07/1979 |
Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'. |
| 06/07/1984 |
Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale. |
| 06/07/1989 |
Sheetal Pandya set up a world record at the age of 5 years. |
| 06/07/1993 |
Sai Baba escapes attempt on life. Four assailants and two bodyguards were killed. |
| 06/07/1996 |
Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole. |
| 06/07/1997 |
At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple. |
| 06/07/1997 |
Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles. |
| 06/07/1998 |
India emerges World Bank's single largest borrower with cumulative loans of 44 billion dollars. |
| 06/07/1999 |
Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999. |
| 06/07/2000 |
Telecom Commission approves the free phone bonanza for all telecom employees announced by the Union Communications Minister Ram Vilas Paswan. |
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| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/29/1996 | The Indian Journal of Medical Research brought out special issues, as part of the 85th year celebrations of ICMR, on Nutrition Research (November 1995) and Diarrhoeal Diseases (July, 1996). The ICMR Bulletin also brought out special issues on such topics as Nutrition, Tuberculosis, AIDS, Tribal Health, etc. so as to coincide with the theme selected for a particular month as part of the celebrations. As part of the global theme initiative coordinated by JAMA, USA, the January 1996 issue of the ICMR was devoted to 'Emerging and Re-emerging Infections'. |
| 02/11/1993 | Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra. |
| 01/22/1903 | Shankar Das Banerji, lawyer and politician, was born at Calcutta. |
| 03/10/1969 | Parliament passed the Act that made Central Industrial Security Force as an Armed Force of the union. |
| 01/05/1957 | Adintrim Sales Tax Act was introduced and the Central Sales Tax Act of 1956 came into force. |
| 03/20/1991 | Simultaneous polls in Tamil Nadu. |
| 02/19/1949 | Mass arrests of communists in India. |
| 10/10/1993 | Helicopters along with the last batch of personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. These helicopters were provided by 111 HU. |
| 06/02/1955 | A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak. |
| 12/29/1977 | World's biggest Drive-In theatre started screening in Bombay. |
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