|
|
Historical Event on 8/6/1951
Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/4/1997 | Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo). |
| 9/8/1982 | Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77. |
| 12/27/1988 | The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan. |
| 5/31/1994 | Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away. |
| 5/22/1940 | Erapalli Anantrao Srinivasarao Prasanna, cricketer (one of India's big four spinners, Right-arm Off-break Bowler), was born at Bangalore. He is also the receipent of Arjun Award (1968) and Padmashree (1970). |
| 10/19/1983 | Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends. |
| 8/1/1931 | Bhairabh Ganguly, cricket test umpire for 5 tests from 1981-85, was born at Bengal. |
| 8/27/1994 | Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir. |
| 4/7/1998 | Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India. |
| 6/2/1975 | India's First Spunge Iron project inaugurated at Vijaywada. |
|
![]()
|
|
|
