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Historical Event on 6/7/1996

Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/1644The Massachusetts General Court issued a call for local pastors to learn the dialects of neighboring Indian tribes as an aid toward converting them to the Christian faith.
10/6/1927The first independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory, was set up by Narayanrao alias Dhanjibhai K. Desai at Bombay.
2/20/2000India-born Mr. Ujjal Dosanjh (52), leader of New Democratic Party, sworn in Canada's first Indo-Canadian Premier of British Columbia.
10/12/1907Durgaprasad Mandelia, famous merchant and industrialist, was born.
4/5/1957The first Communist ministry in a state was installed in Kerala.
11/25/1948National Cadet Corps was first established.
9/1/1999Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
6/9/1752French army surrenders to the English in Trichinopoly, India.
2/16/1911Bhalchandra Gopal Bapat, newspaper editor and educationalist, was born.