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Historical Event on 6/8/1997

Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
7/20/1993British parliament ratifies the Indo-British extradition treaty.
6/28/1993A multi-millionaire industrialist, main financier of smuggler Veerappan,and 6 Veerappan-men arrested.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.
11/1/1945Narendra Dabholkar, blind faith eradicator (Andhashradhha Nirmulak), was born.
1/16/1985Balram Jakhar elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
1/27/1995Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal open at Kochi port.
8/14/1968Pravin Kalyan Amre, cricketer (Indian batsman, century on Test debut 1992), was born in Bombay.
3/24/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India.
1/27/1967Maharashtra State Text book manufacturing and carriculum modification Corporation established at Pune.