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Historical Event on 6/5/1997

I. K. Gujral's visit to Nepal was marked by signing of Power Trade Agreement and MoU on civil aviation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
4/1/1986Delhi beat Haryana by innings and 141 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
12/10/1902Sir Ronald Ross was awarded the Nobel Prize for medicine for detecting the cause of Malaria.
6/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous journalist and litterateur, passed away.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
6/15/1969Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86.
7/22/1987A.G. Kripal Singh, 14 Tests for India and one century on debut, passed away.
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.
12/16/1999The second phase of national AIDS programme is launched.