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Historical Event on 6/6/1997

New economic grouping BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation forum) comes into being.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1896Dangambarrao G. Bindu, politician and father of Hydrabad Liberation Party, was born.
1/15/1996Restoration of the original name of the city as ""Mumbai"" for Bombay Vide Maharashtra Act No, XXV of 1996.
7/5/1992Bahadur Prasad at London sets record for 3000m in 7.56.74.
4/10/1930Police raid the headquarters of the Indian National Congress, Bombay.
7/13/1988Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit.
8/29/1992Eco-mark introduced in Indian market to distinguish eco-friendly products, .
11/18/1972Tiger was adopted as India's 'National Animal'
1/19/1963Kuladhor Chaliha, one of the pioneer Congress leaders of Assam, passed away.
9/29/2000Tata Ramachandra Prasad to be the next Cabinet Secretary.
1/23/1897Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, great nationalist leader and freedom fighter, was born at Cuttack. At the age of 23, he was ranked fourth in the I.C.S. Examination in London and fought against the British with his Azad Hind Fauj in the second World War.