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Historical Event on 10/6/1998

Railways wins the BOB-Senior National Hockey championship for women defeating Haryana in the final at Chennai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/13/1999D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district.
12/16/1867Amy Carmichael, Scotch Irish missionary, was born. She went to India in 1895 under the Zenana Missionary Society, remaining there without furlough until her death 56 years later. An invalid during her last 20 years, she worked to rescue children from the Hindus.
11/3/1961Gold Bond scheme was started to boost Indian economy after Indo-China war.
7/23/1904The Great Indian Peninsula Railway started First Class restaurant cars on its mail trains.
1/5/1953Andhra University celebrated its silver jubilee.
2/20/1987Lok Dal splits over leadership issue.
6/20/1939Ramakant Bhikaji Desai, cricketer - pace bowler for India in the 60s, was born in Bombay
3/15/1983Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
6/17/1995Motilal Vohra, UP Governor, sets agenda for a two-day special session of the UP Assembly asking the speaker to take up a motion against self first.
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.