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Historical Event on 8/6/1993

Medha Patkar suspends anti-Narmada stir and drops her ''jal samarpan'' threat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
6/14/1997Rajya Sabha chairman recognises split in AIADMK parliamentary party and designates Jayalalitha-led AIADMK as AIADMK(I) and Thirunavukkarasu group as AIADMK(II).
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
6/9/1948Laloo Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar, was born.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
1/11/1966Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966.
3/1/1994Manmohan Desai, famous Hindi film maker, passed away. He was 57.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
5/24/1960Dr. Ida Sophie Schruder, founder of famous 'Vellore Hospital', passed away in Kodaikanal.
12/1/1886Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Musran in U.P.