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Historical Event on 8/6/1999

Kalpnath Rai (58), former Union Minister, died in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
11/29/1962Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages.
6/5/1981Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88.
7/12/1957Sahajada Karim became Aga Khan.
4/3/1926Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
10/10/197761 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini.
9/1/1965Pakistan launched Operation 'Grand Slam' in Chhamb sector aimed at Akhnoor in Jammu. Indians had battled Pakistanis in air and on ground at Kashmir.
2/1/1942No.1 Squadron arrived in Burma with its Lysanders, flying tactical recce missions from Toungoo before transferring to Mingaladon with a flight deployed at Lashio.
10/5/1997Kiran Bedi, India's first woman police officer, was awarded the Joseph Beuys prize for her work in reforming the largest prison of the country.