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Historical Event on 8/6/1997
Army confirms social activist Sanjay Ghose's death who was abducted by ULFA.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/22/1915 | Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born. |
| 11/14/1681 | East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. |
| 2/6/1950 | N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953. |
| 7/22/1998 | 24-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan. |
| 5/14/2000 | L. K. Advani, Union Home Minister, announces extension of the ban on the LTTE by two more years. |
| 1/1/1966 | Vimal Roy, film maker and producer, passed away. |
| 9/28/1996 | Sukh Ram sent to Tihar jail in assets case. |
| 10/9/2000 | A special court convicts former Tamil Nadu chief minister Jayalalitha and her associate Sasikala and sentences them to undergo three years imprisonment and two years rigorous imprisonment in two 'Tansi land deal' cases. |
| 12/16/1909 | Lal Singh Narayan Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match), was born near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 5/9/1998 | Kirit Raval is appointed Solicitor-General of India. |
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