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Historical Event on 6/7/1984

Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
10/17/1979Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
10/5/1991Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years.
10/16/1999Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
6/24/1961Indian Manufactured Supersonic fighter HF24 flew took to air for the first time.
6/5/1973Madhav Sadashiv Golvalkar, politician and RSS chief, passed away.
6/15/1982Supreme Court rules that all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to public education.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.