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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
7/15/1917Tukaram Tanaji Sawant, educationist and famous Hindi writer, was born at Pokharam, (Maharashtra).
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
3/15/1931M.I.Mohammad Ghose, cricket test umpire for 8 tests from 1976-80, was born in Tamil Nadu.
1/21/1997First group of bank documents relating to Bofors case handed over to Indian Government.
6/19/2000Babu Parmanand, former speaker of the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, sworn in as the 12th Governor of Haryana.
4/17/1941Office of Price Administration was formed which handled the rationing of essential commodities.
8/20/1995India and China decide to withdraw four army battalions from Chu Sumdurong valley near the Line of Actual Control.
8/23/1986B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989.
3/26/1980Bombay gets its first rock concert in 10 years (The Police).