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Historical Event on 6/1/1998

Petrol price is raised by Re.1 per litre.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
11/24/1998Polling is held in 626 assembly constituencies spread over four States - Delhi, Madhya Prades, Mizoram and Rajasthan.
5/29/1992Agni-India's IRB missile successfully test-fired from Orissa coast for the first time since May 22, 1989.
3/3/1847Alexander Graham Bell, great pioneer, inventor and professor, was born at Edinburgh, Scotland.
8/8/1949India concludes a treaty with Bhutan.
4/2/1970Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished.
4/16/1853The first Railway Train on Indian sub-continent ran over a streach of 21 miles i.e. 35 kms from Bombay to Thane. In the inauguration ceremony, 14 railway carriages carrying about 400 guests left Bori Bunder (presently C.S.T.) at 3.30 pm, amidst the loud applause of a vast multitude and to the salute of 21 guns.
9/2/1984Thousands of Sikhs rally at Golden Temple to protest govt. occupation in Amritsar.
6/10/1891Gandhiji called to the Bar.