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Historical Event on 6/1/1997

Ghulam Rasool Wani, National Conference leader, kidnapped and shot dead by militants at Kaskot in Doda district, Jammu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1995Maramon Centenary Convention, (the biggest Christian gathering in Asia) begins in Kerala.
10/27/1907Sardar Bhagat Singh, the great martyr, was born in village Banga, Lyallpur (now in Pakistsan) in a reputed Sikh freedom fighter's family.
9/12/1965Army fights back heavy Indian tank attacks at Pakistan.
1/21/1983R. D. Katari, the first Indian Admiral of Indian Army, passed away.
5/15/1992CBI begins probe into the security scam.
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.
7/11/1897Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker, freedom fighter and leader, was born in village Brahman Rangdia, Khulna district.
10/2/1982Chintaman Dwarkanath Deshmukh, former Finance minister of India, died.
3/4/1951Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.
3/9/1931Karansingh, politician, was born.