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Historical Event on 2/6/1998

V. V. S. Laxman scores 301* for Hyderabad against Bihar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1998Akbar's Vajir-E-Ajam 'Bairam Khan' was assassinated at Patan, Gujarat by an Afghan assassin Mubarak Khan Lohani ( whose father was slain by Bairam Khan) in the battle of Machiwara.
7/20/1991Shanmugam, suspect in Rajiv murder case, found dead.
6/30/1992Over 20 Indian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia due to heatwave and inadequate medical attention.
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
9/11/1985Sri Lanka score their first Test victory by 149 runs against India.
1/25/2000The Government awards Padma Vibhushan to R.K. Narayan, Dr.M.S. Gill; Padma Bhushan for Rajnikant and Padmashri for A.R. Rehman.
2/2/1982Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
9/19/2000Karnam Malleswari becomes the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) at the Sydney Olympics.