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Historical Event on 12/6/2000

The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/26/1857First Indian Revolution called the Sepoy Mutiny ends in a few months with the fall of Delhi and Lucknow which broke out in Berhampore by the 19th Bengal Infantry.
3/31/1942During the 2nd World War, Japan was heavily successful in Burma and Andaman which posted a danger to the Indian Security.
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
8/26/1949Social Democratic Party led by K. T. Shah formed.
7/23/1856Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak was born on July 23rd, 1856
7/18/1993India beats France 3-2 in a sensational Davis Cup tie to enter into the semi-final.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
12/15/1675Guru Tegh Bahadur was beheaded in Delhi by Aurangzeb for his refusal to embrace him.
6/13/1927Henry C. K. ""Clan"" Petty-Fitzmaurice, Governor of India (1888-94), passed away at the age of 82.
4/28/1936Abdul Rashid 'Fida' (Kishtwari), great poet, was born.