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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
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.
11/17/1953Sadanand Swaminathan, famous journalist, passed away.
4/8/1929Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall.
8/13/1911Guha Phulrenu, social worker, was born.
11/13/1780Maharaja Ranjit Singh, ""Lion of Punjab"", was born.
2/2/1930Vasudev Govind Apte, editor and dictrionay creator, passed away.
12/8/1985The first summit was held at Dhaka. (7 0r 8).
6/1/1992Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Academy established at Satara.
10/22/1873Swami Rama Tirtha, great social reformer and poet, was born at Murariwala village of Gujranwala district. He lectured throughout Japan and America spreading "practical Vedant
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.