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Historical Event on 6/7/1997

Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
3/23/1940All India Muslim League passed resolution for the formation of Muslim homeland i.e. Pakistan.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
12/13/1955India and the USSR affirm the Panchsheel.
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
2/5/2000A.B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, defends the Gujarat Government's order lifting the ban on Government employees from participating in RSS activities.
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
4/21/1998The services of 12 non-railway chairmen of Railway Recruitment Boards are terminated.
3/31/1996Karnataka defeat Tamil Nadu in first innings to win Ranji Trophy.