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Historical Event on 1/6/1999

Shiv Sena activists dug up the Kotla pitch in Delhi with a view to prevent the Indo-Pakistan first Test which was to commence from Jan. 28.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/25/1998Resurgent India Bonds garner more than 4 billion dollars of which 30\% are from the Middle East, 20\% each from South east Asia, US and Europe.
4/15/1932Suresh Shridhar Bhat, famous poet, was born.
7/27/1992Amjad Khan, famous film actor, died.
1/4/1998V.D.I.S. nets Rs.10,500 crores with Rs 33,000 crore black money disclosed in 4,66,031 declarations made.
12/20/1850Atma Dev, social reformer and religious leader, was born.
4/3/1926Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta.
9/29/1997IRS-1D, fourth Indian Remote Sensing satellite, successfully launched off by PSLV-CI, the country's first operational polar satellite launch vehicle, from Sriharikota. With this launch, India became a member of the exclusive club of nations capable of launching the heavier class of satellites.
4/13/1982Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
11/7/1974South Africa beats India in Women's Open in 63rd Tennis Davis Cup.