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Historical Event on 10/6/1997

International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1990JD Government in Gujarat, headed by Chimanbhai Patel, defeats no-confidence motion with Congress (I) support.
2/14/1996President dedicates 55,000-seated Jawaharlal Nehru International Stadium at Kochi to the nation.
2/14/1996Daud Shah assasinated Mujahid Shah to become the fourth Bahmani Sultan, but himself was murdered by a slave.
2/2/2000The Government decides to appoint former Chief Justice of India M.N. Venkatachaliah as the Chairman of the National Commission to review the Constitution.
8/17/1932V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born.
3/1/1919Mahatma Gandhi announced his desire to start 'Satyagraha' against proposed Rowlatt Act meant to curb civil and political liberties.
12/31/196199 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie).
10/26/1943Cholera epidemic killed 2,155 people in the third week of October at Calcutta.
7/21/1984Terrorists breach Bhakra canal in Punjab.
8/20/1993Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.