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Historical Event on 6/6/1999
Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/29/1947 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council. |
| 1/16/1901 | Mahadeo Govind Ranade, eminent social worker and thinker, passed away. |
| 9/4/1921 | British govt. sends ultimatum to rebels in India, demanding their surrender within 48 hrs, at Madras. |
| 4/30/1992 | Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes. |
| 7/28/1997 | 12 persons are killed and 69 injured as New Delhi-bound Karnataka Express rams Himsagar Express at Old Faridabad station level-crossing in Haryana. |
| 3/7/1956 | A gigantic steel tube plant opened in Jamshedpur. It was the first of its kind in India. |
| 2/10/1957 | Pranab Pankaj Roy, cricketer (son of Pankaj, Indian batsman 1982), was born in Calcutta. |
| 1/27/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from jail, ending eight months of imprisonment for his campaign of civil disobedience against British rule. To avoid demonstrations, Gandhi was released late in the evening from the Yerovda jail and put on a night train to Bombay. There was hope in British circles that the release of Gandhi would end the strife and lead to discussions of dominion status. Gandhi made clear, however, that he would persist in his civil disobedience campaign. |
| 4/23/1774 | British Commander Colonel Chapman defeated Rohilla's army and captured Ruhelkhand. |
| 4/6/1664 | Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died. |
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