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Historical Event on 6/4/1997

Defence Ministry denies Washington Post's report that India has deployed Prithvi missile on Punjab border with Pakistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1999Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta.
4/5/1989Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died.
4/18/1898Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials.
12/26/1904First cross-country motor car race inaugurated between Dehli and Bombay started its rally. It was organised by Motor Union of Western India.
3/30/1993Air Time Committee Chief P.S. Deodhar and its members resign in protest against the implementation of the metro channel of Doordarshan.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
9/23/1908Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born.
6/28/1921Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born.
10/9/1993C. R. Rangachari, cricketer (4 Tests for India, 8 runs @ 2.66, 9 wkts @ 54.78), passed away.
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.