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Historical Event on 6/6/1998

All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1966Heroes of the 1942 movement were honoured at a rally in Red Fort.
5/14/1982All India Radio renamed as 'Akashwani' but it's Urdu service yet announces that it's All India Radio.
5/29/1991P.V. Narasimha Rao elected President of Congress (I).
2/11/1997NHRC recommends to Central Government measures to prevent government servants from employing children below 14 as domestic servants.
3/31/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born.
4/28/1936Abdul Rashid 'Fida' (Kishtwari), great poet, was born.
4/15/1927Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi, was born.
2/2/1952India won first cricket Test Match at Chepauk Stadium, Madras.
6/13/1992Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached.
7/3/1760Maratha army, under Sadashiv Rao Bhau and Vishvas Rao, captured Dehli.