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Historical Event on 6/6/1981

The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
11/13/1909Gandhiji left England for South Africa and wrote ''Hind Swaraj'' on board S.S. Kildonan Castle.
5/23/1895Shivprasad Sitar-E-Hind passed away.
2/17/1993Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, died at her native village in Manipur. The British army made a surprise attack on her position and captured her. On 17th October, 1932, Pandit Nehru once wrote ""A day will come when India will remember her and cherishe her"".
5/17/1996Four members (Sange Sherpa, Hira Ram, Tashi Ram, Nadre Sherpa) of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police expedition climb Mount Everest from the Chinese side.
5/9/1996Kerala CM A.K. Antony resigns.
2/5/1970Kauai Aadheenam, Hindu monastery, site of Kadavul Hindu Temple, Saiva Siddhanta Church headquarters, San Marga Sanctuary and editorial offices of Hinduism Today were founded today at Hawaii's Garden Island.
10/23/1985Rajiv Gandhi went to New York for the 40th anniversary of the UN.