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Historical Event on 7/6/1995
Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/1/1640 | Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras. |
| 2/18/1993 | Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"". |
| 2/2/1982 | Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also. |
| 9/11/1968 | Central Government provides more autonomy to hilly region of Assam. |
| 9/20/1878 | Hindu"", an English weekly in Madras with G. S. Aiyer as its Editor, was first published with only 80 copies. |
| 8/29/1880 | Madhav Shrihari Ane, greatest Freedom fighter, was born. |
| 11/10/2000 | R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi. |
| 5/8/1997 | India decides to import currency notes for the first time. |
| 3/16/1995 | K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget. |
| 2/1/1964 | Unit Trust of India' established. |
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