|
|
Historical Event on 5/6/1997
12 persons killed and eight seriously injured in two blasts in east Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/22/1958 | Admiral R. T. Katari was appointed as the first Indian Chief of the Naval Staff. |
| 5/4/1854 | The first stamp was officially issued from Calcutta where the first modern post office was established. |
| 1/15/1998 | Gulzari Lal Nanda, Gandhian freedom fighter and twice acting Prime Minister in 1964 and 1966, died in Ahmedabad at the age of 100 years. |
| 3/1/1989 | Vasantdada Banduji Patil, former Chief Minister of Maharashtra and Governor of Rajasthan, passed away. |
| 12/8/1942 | Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. |
| 7/18/1980 | Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), died. |
| 4/21/1992 | RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits. |
| 1/27/1996 | 'Prithvi', surface-to-surface missile, test-fired successfully. |
| 10/16/1990 | Dr. Nelson Mandela, conferred with 'Bharat Ratna', the highest civilian honour. |
| 9/11/1948 | Indian Government troops enter in the Hyderabad State. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
