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Historical Event on 6/7/1997
Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/5/1991 | 56 JD MLA's belonging to V.P. Singh faction elect a new leader in UP. |
10/24/2000 | Hyrunnisa, suspected to be the key accused in the Kollam liquor tragedy, nabbed along with her husband and a worker in her shop in Guruvayur. |
1/4/1931 | Maulana Mohammad Ali Jauhar, great orator, eminent journalist, fighter and one of the founders of Jamia Millia Islamia, died at London during the first Round Table Conference. He was closely associated to Mahatma Gandhi and took active part in Civil Disobedience Movement. |
6/24/1869 | Hari Chapekar Damodar was born virtually. He was the first terrorist of India. |
8/20/1998 | The Punjab and Haryana High Court upholds the conviction of former Punjab DGP K.P.S. Gill for outraging the modesty of an IAS officer Mrs. Rupan Deol Bajaj. |
4/17/1952 | First Lok Sabha was formed. Ananthasaynam Ayyangar, was elected as the first Deputy speaker of Lok Sabha (1952). |
3/25/1609 | Henry Hudson embarks on an exploration for Dutch East India Co. at Pulicat. |
12/12/1925 | Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
4/18/1904 | Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born. |
10/31/1966 | Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes. |
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