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Historical Event on 6/6/1997

U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1979This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"".
10/15/1946Victor Banerjee, actor (A Passage to India), was born in Calcutta, India.
4/14/1990Over 90 persons killed in an Airbus crash in Bangalore.
8/2/198432 people died in a bomb explosion at Meenambakkam Airport.
11/25/2000Karnataka and Tamil Nadu Governments agree on a ""unified command'' for the STF operations against Veerappa
8/16/1922Raunaq Singh, great industrialist and philanthropist, was born at Daska.
8/3/1954Atomic Energy Department established.
4/13/1993Lalitadevi Shastri passed away.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
7/11/1882Baba Kanshi Ram, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Dada Siba village, Tehsil Dehra District, Kangra.