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Historical Event on 6/7/1984

Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1936Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
6/28/1995Madhya Pradesh in central India is designated a `tiger state' to protect the animal from poachers and settlers.
3/5/1922Ebrahim Suleman Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests vs West Indies1952), was born at Daman.
3/24/1998200 people are killed in a tornado on both sides of the West Bengal-Orissa border. The toll includes 80 from West Bengal's Midnapore district.
9/19/1991Lok Sabha passes unanimously the Places of Worship Special Provisions Bill for maintaining the status quo of religious places as on 1947.
6/27/1964Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.
2/14/1959Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth.
4/8/1919Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns.
9/11/1956The PM announced in the Lok Sabha the conclusion of the Netaji Inquiry Committee that Netaji did die in an air-crash.
2/21/1829Kittur Rani Channamma, revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.