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Historical Event on 8/6/1965
Indian troops invade Pakistan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/4/1997 | Nilesh Kulkarni becomes the first Indian to take a wicket with his first ball in Test Cricket (Colombo). |
| 8/4/1997 | Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance. |
| 5/7/1990 | Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act. |
| 10/12/1991 | Sonia Gandhi declineed to contest from Amethi. |
| 1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
| 12/21/1929 | Indian National Congress convenes in Lahore. |
| 12/17/1914 | Syed Mushtaq Ali Takub Khan, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's, was born in Indore. |
| 1/30/1971 | Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore. |
| 3/31/1913 | Foundation stone of 'Gateway of India' was laid by Sir George Sydneham Clerk. |
| 7/4/1760 | Meeran, Mir Jaffer's son, accidently died on the banks of Ganga near Patna due to lightning. |
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