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Historical Event on 8/6/1999

Kalpnath Rai (58), former Union Minister, died in New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/17/1974Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
6/18/1940Forward Block Party was established.
1/5/1994Tamil Nadu Assembly passes two bills making the Chief Minister, the Chancellor of all universities instead of the Governor.
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
5/16/1960International Telex Service between India and U.K. started.
3/26/1999Indian Airlines regained the National hockey men's title in Hyderabad.
8/5/1909Dwijhans Kalika Prasad Dixit, great poet and educationist, was born at Gram Dedani in Uttar Pradesh.
9/9/1991Gold ornaments pledged by the Goans to the Portugese bank returned to owners.
10/5/1878First Indian circus was played by Vishnu Moreshwar Chhatre of Sangli at Mumbai.