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Historical Event on 8/6/1997

Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/6/1997Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India.
9/2/1992Delhi High Court indicts CBI in Bofors case; FIR and letters rogatory quashed.
7/12/1996Lok Sabha adopts resolution extending President's Rule in J & K for 6 months.
3/6/1990India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
1/15/1948Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace.
1/23/1977Janata Party was formed. Congress Sangathan, Jansangh, Bhartiya Lokdal and Samajwadi Party decided to merge and create Janata Party.
1/26/2000Mr. K. Vadivel Raj gets the 1999 Kabir Puraskar for rescuing 11 persons of another community during caste violence in September 1998 in a village in Tamil Nadu.
9/1/1915Rajindersingh Bedi, Urdu story writer and Hindi film story writer, was born.
7/25/1995India reaps a record harvest of food grain of 189.77 million tonnes ('94, 95).
7/30/1920Rikhye Maj-Gen Indar Jit, Educationist and Former Army Officer, was born at Lahore.