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Historical Event on 6/5/1999

The Army releases documents seized from three Pakistani soldiers in the Batalik sector to substantiate its claim that Pakistan regulars are involved in the Kargil conflict.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/12/1979Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.
10/14/199210 Indians sentenced to six years in jail in the UAE on account of staging a play in Sharjah.
1/1/1874The first women magazine ""Bola Bodhini"" was published.
9/23/1862Sriniwas Shastri, great patriot and veteran politician, was born.
9/14/1910Dennis Laurence Amo, merchant and industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
10/18/1992Zimbabwe's first Test match vs India at Harare.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
1/14/1994C. V. Waran, veteran freedom fighter and social worker, passed away.
12/13/1989Kashmiri militants release the daughter of Indian Home Minister Mufti Mohammed Sayeed as five of their comrades freed from prison.