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Historical Event on 6/6/1996

14 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry.

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5/5/1903Former minister William Petty declares Persian Gulf a part of British dominion in India.
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6/9/1998Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days.
1/6/1942Four of the flight's six aircraft were promptly lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave place in Moulmein to No. 3 Flight which had meanwhile re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim ls. B-314 completed first commercial flight around the world.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.
10/24/1997Kerala bans ragging in educational institutions by an ordinance.
8/6/1932Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.
7/30/1987Rajiv Gandhi escaped an attack on him at Colombo.
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.