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Historical Event on 6/6/1998

All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/20/1976Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
7/1/1999The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I).
4/14/1993The Cabinet Committee approves delicensing of car, refrigerator and leather goods industries.
1/3/1996Karnataka agrees to release 6 tmc ft. of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, bowing to PM's order.
8/16/1958Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival.
3/10/1998A. B. Vajpayee agrees to form a government with 252 members including the BJP and it's allies.
2/14/199813 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the BJP president Advani was to address a campaign meeting; 52 people killed.
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.