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Historical Event on 6/8/2000

Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa).

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/25/1987Marxist-led alliance gets majority in Kerala and West Bengal elections .
7/22/1702The ""English Company of Merchants"" and the old East India Company was named the United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies"". In1833, this name finally changed to East India Company.
9/7/1996First phase of J & K Assembly elections.
6/27/1839Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ruler of Punjab and Spiritual Guru of sikh community, passed away.
4/13/1948Bhuvaneshwar became the capital of Orissa.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
3/2/1938Chandrakumar Agarwala, assamia poet, passed away.
2/20/1982The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members of Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was finally shifted to College of Materials Management Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 Apr 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
12/10/1985A. M. Prasad was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 30-04-1987.
6/21/1930Five hundred were hurt as police charged Bombay mob.