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Historical Event on 3/6/1995

Arun Tamhankar, great journalist, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/7/1931Satpal Kapur, Congress leader, was born.
6/13/1998India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.
7/5/1882Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.
5/19/1971Indian Navy's first submarine station started at 'Veer Bahu' in Visakhapatanam.
8/20/1997Lata Mangeshkar receives the Fifth Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award from the President.
5/11/1998Three 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.
8/29/1997B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics.
5/27/1997Sri Lanka claims Independence Cup, winning the second match in the best-of-three finals in Calcutta.
4/21/1805Defitiniv treaty between Anandrao Gaikwad and Britishers.