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Historical Event on 6/7/1997
At least 37 persons were feared killed in a fire in ''yagyashala'' at Thanjavur Big Temple.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/10/1909 | Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities. |
| 12/8/1942 | Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra. |
| 4/29/1947 | Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
| 12/28/1971 | Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar. |
| 5/13/1967 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President. |
| 11/27/2000 | After three decades, English was again made compulsory in Gujarat schools from Standard V from the next academic year. |
| 7/24/1993 | Vajpayee elected leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha. |
| 11/16/1883 | Pandit Baburao Vishnu Paradkar, eminent Hindi editor and journalist, was born at Varanasi. |
| 1/7/1859 | The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29. |
| 1/22/1992 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. |
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