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Historical Event on 7/6/1998
Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/18/1990 | Following the end of six months Governor's rule, President's rule imposed in J&K. |
| 8/10/1948 | Atomic Energy Commission established. |
| 9/4/1987 | Roop Kanwar, an 18-year-old girl, commits Sati (burning herself in her husband's funeral pyre) in Deorala in Rajasthan. |
| 5/17/1916 | Gurusiddappa Sivappa, great industrialist, was born at Bangalore. |
| 9/29/1708 | British East India Company and New East India company merged. |
| 6/19/1947 | Salman Rushdie, English writer, was born in Bombay. |
| 4/11/1964 | Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level. |
| 5/19/1954 | The Govt. of India constituted a National Film Board. |
| 5/1/1913 | Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born. |
| 12/7/1997 | Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award. |
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