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Historical Event on 10/6/1983

Punjab Government was dismissed to halt religious and political violence by Indira Gandhi, who imposed President's rule in the state.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
12/7/1782Hyder Ali, warrior of Mysore, passed away in a camp near Chittur.
2/15/1865Kishorilal Goswami, Hindi novelist, was born.
2/22/1993Vinod Kambli scores 224 vs England at Bombay in 411 balls and smashes 23 fours.
1/18/1994India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington.
8/1/1947Partition of India into India and Pakistan. Power transferred. Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Muhammed Ali Jinnah, Governor General of Pakistan.
12/14/1931Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes.
1/29/1999Alok Kumar of Punjab defeated Devendra Joshi of Maharashtra at the IIT complex at New Delhi.
1/18/1983Indi Singh, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Vancouver, Canada.
11/13/1945Australian Services draw first Victory Test against India