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Historical Event on 7/6/1995

Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/7/1985Adoor Gopalakrishnan adjudged Best Director (Mukhamukham) in national film awards.
7/12/1960Ranchi University was established.
12/12/1958Fergie Gupte takes 9-102 with leggies vs West Indies at Kanpur.
12/24/1973E.V.Ramasami, founder of DMK party, prominent leader, great social worker and revolutionary freedom fighter, died at the age of 94.
12/24/1973Amir Timur of Timur Lang invaded India with 92 squadrons of horses and 90,000 cavalry and reached the banks of Sindhu river near Atak city (now in Pakistan). He then attacked Delhi because its Muslim Sultanate was too tolerant of Hindu idolatry. A Mongolian follower of Sufism, he was one of the most ruthless of all conquerors. Timur crossed the Indus River at Attock (now in Pakistan) on 24 September 1398.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
7/27/1949Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.
7/27/1947Princes were appealed to regard people's paramountcy as a privilege.
4/8/1993CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.
6/23/1757The Battle of Plassey started between Robert Clive, incharge of British army, and Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula. In this battle Robert Clive won control of Bengal.