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Historical Event on 6/7/1974

Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.
12/31/1999This Indian Railway, carries more than 11 million passengers in a day, runs on more than 62,000 route kilometers and more than 1,07,000 track kilometers daily. This is the largest Railway System under Single Management.
12/7/1979Ramandeep Singh Gill, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Oslo, Norway.
12/29/19578,000 ton cruiser INS Mysore commissioned.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
3/1/1998Bharat Ratna is awarded to Dr. A.J.P. Abdul Kalam, Scientific Adviser to the Defence Minister, and Smt. M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic musician. The award is also conferred posthumously on film director Satyajit Ray, freedom fighter Aruna Asaf Ali and former Prime Minister Gulzari Lal Nanda.
4/1/1993National Aeronautical Laboratory becomes National Aerospace Laboratories.
9/18/1867Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta.
6/24/1885Tara Singh, freedom fighter and leader of Akali Dal Master, was born in the village Haryal, District Rawalpindi.