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Historical Event on 6/7/1997

At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1994Revolt against Nar Bahadur Bhandari government in Sikkim, Sanchaman Limboo elected new leader.
12/29/1965First Indian-made tank 'Vijayanta' rolled off the Avadi Heavy Vehicles factory.
12/5/1935Bipinchandra Joshi, chief of Indian Army general, was born.
7/16/1990O.P.Chautala resigns following directive from JD.
3/16/1946Alladiya Khan, famous singer of Kolhapur Darbar, passed away.
9/21/1948Formation of Press Trust of India (PTI) announced under an agreement signed between Reuters and Indian and Eastern Newspapers Society.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
6/9/1949Kiran Bedi, the first woman Indian Police Service Officer, was born in Amritsar, Punjab.
9/1/1999Ace athlete Jyotirmoyee Sikdar is awarded the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna; coaches Bahadur Singh, Hargobind Singh (athletics) and Gurbax Singh Sandhu (boxing) the Dronacharya awards during the Arjuna awards function at the Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi.
3/31/1993Major changes in exim policy announced.