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Historical Event on 6/4/1997
Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/22/1994 | Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away. |
| 12/1/1998 | Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement. |
| 5/12/1930 | R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born. |
| 5/22/1996 | Ravi Shastri appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children. |
| 5/5/1916 | Giani Zail Singh, President of India, was born in Sandhwan village, Punjab. |
| 2/26/1972 | President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi. |
| 8/1/1882 | Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, was born at Allahabad (U.P.). |
| 7/15/1920 | Earthquake in Delhi. |
| 9/29/1914 | German cruiser Emden shells Madras. |
| 12/23/1995 | 400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana. |
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