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Historical Event on 7/6/1999

The Indian High Commission staff member Yog Raj Vij, who was beaten up and abducted by Pakistani intelligence operatives, is released. India strongly condemns this assault.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1913Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born.
9/21/1994Outbreak of pneumonic plague in Surat, Gujarat.
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.
11/1/1974Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman, cricketer (Indian Test batsman v S Africa 1996 ), was born in Hyderabad.
3/19/1848Lokhitwadi started his column 'Shatpatra' in the newspaper named 'Prabhakar'.
11/2/1984Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll.
2/4/1993D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away.
12/20/1931Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government.
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
12/28/1990Following the war threat as the January 15 deadline set by UN for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait approaches, GOI advise Indians in Gulf to send back their families to India.