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Historical Event on 6/7/1974
Mahesh Bhupathi, Tennis star, was born. He is the winner of French Open 1997 (mixed doubles) and 1999 (doubles) and Wimbledon 1999.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/19/1994 | Critical stores of IAF were de-inducted by AN-124 contracted by UN. Bulky stores were brought by ship Mogadishu. |
| 1/30/1999 | Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna. |
| 4/9/1965 | Fighting breaks out in the Rann of Kutch between Indian and Pakistani troops. Pakistan attacked Indian borders, Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet, this was manned by the State Armed Police Batallions. In Kutch launched its 8th Infantry Division supported by two regiments of M47/48 Pattons. Operation 'Desert Hawk' was launched to draw away reserves from other vulnerable areas, and possibly to test India's resolve. The Indian Army did not rise to the bait. |
| 10/24/1984 | First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city. |
| 5/10/1992 | Dr. D.S.Tyagi, Chairman of the Agricultural Costs and Prices Commission, was shot dead by suspected Sikh terrorists in Delhi. |
| 2/5/1970 | Kauai Aadheenam, Hindu monastery, site of Kadavul Hindu Temple, Saiva Siddhanta Church headquarters, San Marga Sanctuary and editorial offices of Hinduism Today were founded today at Hawaii's Garden Island. |
| 7/13/1964 | Utpal Chatterjee, cricketer (Bengal slow left-arm bowler), was born in Calcutta. |
| 8/25/1959 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister, declares in New Delhi that India will defend Bhutan and Sikkim if attacked by China. |
| 12/11/1988 | Dr. Nagendra Singh, 74, President of the International Court of Justice, passed away in Hague. |
| 12/9/1825 | Tula Ram Rao, one of the revolutionary heroes of the 1857 and Sepoy Mutiny, was born. |
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