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Historical Event on 1/6/1999

Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/3/1971India recognises Bangladesh. Indian army marches into Bangladesh and joins hands with Mukti Bahini. Pakistani Army in Bangladesh surrenders to the Indian Commander.
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
2/4/1924Kocheril Raman Narayan, ninth Vice President of India and now president of India, was born.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
7/2/1941Muhammad Baqa Jilani, one Test for India, 0-55, died at the age of 29.
1/31/1995ISRO and Intelsat sign a $100 m 10-year-long agreement for leasing some of the capacity of the Indian-built INSAT-2E (scheduled for launch in 1997).
11/9/1897Kotamaraju Rama Rao, founder-editor of Lucknow's ""National Herald"", was born at Chirala. He was referred by Gandhiji as 'Fighting Edit
1/19/1995Prof. Armaity Desai, eminent Sociologist, appointed the new UGC Chairperson.
1/16/2000Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.
6/12/1975Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.