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Historical Event on 6/6/2000

Abhijit Kunte wins the National `A' chess championship at Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
4/2/1877Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, was born at Porbandar.
4/15/1992D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away.
4/7/2000The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
11/18/1974Telex Service started between India and Pakistan.
9/17/1885Keshav Sitaram Thakrey, journalist, social reformer and historian, was born.
2/26/1972President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi.
1/10/1996Centre sets up Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission.
4/28/1848Utkal Gourab Madhusudan Das was born in Calcutta district in Orissa.