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Historical Event on 6/8/1998
Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/15/1926 | Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab. |
| 1/29/1870 | 'Hicleche Bengal Gazette' newspaper published in India. |
| 12/4/1993 | Bahadur Prasad wins the second gold medal in 5000 m in Asian Track and Field meet in Manila. |
| 11/3/1984 | 3,000 die in a three-day anti-Sikh riotsin India. |
| 1/26/1997 | Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs. |
| 5/26/2000 | In a significant development, the Government decides to allow disinvestment up to 60 per cent equity of Air India. |
| 1/30/1996 | Mob ransacks Kentucky Fried Chicken outlet in Bangalore. |
| 11/29/1991 | Test Cricket debut of Javagal Srinath vs Australia at Gabba. |
| 4/20/1971 | India won Cricket Test Rubber' for the first time after defeating West Indies Cricket Team. |
| 8/6/1996 | Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
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