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Historical Event on 7/6/1998
Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/2/1970 | President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari. |
| 5/11/1998 | Three momentous events took place on the day that did the nation proud. Firstly, three underground nuclear tests at Pokhran Range in Rajasthan, which included a hydrogen bomb, were tested; secondly, the successful test firing of the 'Trishul Missile' and thirdly, the maiden Certification test flight of 'Hansa-3', the first-all Composite indigenous two seater aircraft. |
| 8/27/1987 | B. Shankaranand appointed Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee to enquire into the Bofors gun deal. |
| 5/26/1945 | Vilasrao Dagdojirao Deshmukh, leader in Maharashtra, was born. |
| 11/1/1978 | Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (HPKV) was converted from College of Agriculture to University. |
| 5/1/1879 | Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission. |
| 11/21/1999 | The Centre retired two members of the Prasar Bharati Board, Ms. Romila Thapar, eminent historian and Mr. Rajendra Yadav. |
| 9/9/1896 | Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad', freedom fighter, social worker and Padamshree awardee, was born in Narwal village near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 4/2/1942 | Andaman Islands, U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortresses, bomb the Japanese fleet. |
| 11/7/2000 | Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament. |
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