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Historical Event on 12/6/1998

13th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/2/1999In Jammu and Kashmir, nine people are killed by unidentified militants.
5/23/1998L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs.
7/7/1910'Bharat History Research Mandal' was established.
11/18/1978Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away.
5/26/1739Afghanistan was separated from the Indian empire as a result of a treaty signed between Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah and Nadir Shah.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
7/11/2000Portuguese Catholics conquer Goa under Albuquerque, the then Governor, to serve as capital of their Asian maritime empire beginning conquest and exploitation of India by Europeans.
12/8/1999Dr. Shankar K. Pal of the Indian Statistical Institute selected for the G.D. Birla Award for 1999.
1/26/1919Mohammad Cazzambhoy Ibrahim Khan, cricketer (batted in 4 Tests India vs West Indies 1948-49), was born in Bombay.
2/11/2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.