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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
10/22/1997Indian veterans take winning 3-0 lead against Pakistan in the five-match cricket series.
1/11/1986The Naval Dockyard Bombay celebrates its 250th Anniversary.
3/3/1934Amarsingh Pandurang Rane, educationist, was born at Banage, Kolhapur.
11/18/1999Sonia Gandhi pleads the President on Nalini's case.
11/16/1995The Pension scheme ordinance for 18 million Provident Fund subscribers takes effect with an initial corpus of Rs. 85.00 billion.
4/3/1857Queen Victoria declared as Queen of India also.
4/17/1945Gandhiji, in a statement regarding the ensuing San Francisco Conference, says that 'peace is impossible without equality and freedom of India'. Also demands a just peace for Germany and Japan.
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
1/26/1950Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962.
4/7/1997Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan finalise preparations for a new trade bloc called 'Growth Quadrangle'.