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Historical Event on 6/8/1998

Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1953The States Reorganisation Commission.
9/8/1990Mother Teresa re-elected head of Missionaries of Charity.
4/13/1999D. Sripada Rao, former Speaker of the Andhra Pradesh Assembly, is shot dead by People's War Group naxalites near Annaram village in Karimnagar district.
11/15/2000India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''.
7/17/1987V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India.
3/3/1990JD-BJP coalition government in Gujarat, Chimanbhai Patel to become CM; Sharad Pawar in Maharashtra and Bhairon Singh Shekhewat of BJP to head the BJP-JD coalition government in Rajasthan.
3/21/1997Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai.
7/31/1914Amar Nath Chawla, politician, was born at Taunggri, (Burma).
1/24/1999The Orissa police arrest 47 persons in connection with the killing of the Australian missionary.
1/8/1925Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".