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Historical Event on 6/6/1867
Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/16/1945 | Kabir Bedi, famous Hindi and foreign actor (Thief of Baghdad, Terminal Entry), was born. |
| 11/19/1998 | The Indira Gandhi memorial award is presented to Mirta Saavedra Polo, Ambassador of Panama, for her contributions to strengthening bilateral relations between India and Pakistan. |
| 7/30/1957 | Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured. |
| 3/19/1998 | BJP-led coalition government is sworn in. Atal Behari Vajpayee became the second time Prime Minister of India. |
| 9/3/1931 | Dr. Chandreshwarprasad Rachamohan Thakur was born in Dubaha, Distt. Muzaffarpur (Bihar). |
| 7/27/1998 | 7 Hindus are gunned down in two Doda villages of Jammu and Kashmir. |
| 12/12/1992 | The world's largest monolithic granite statue of Lord Buddha, weighing 350 tonnes, placed on the 'Rock of Gibraltar' in the midst of Hussain Sagar lake in Hyderabad. |
| 1/16/1973 | Om Prakash Mehra, Air Chief Marshal PVSM, became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/01/1976. |
| 1/26/1960 | More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals. |
| 8/10/1982 | Memorial of 201 martyrs from Maharashtra inaugurated. |
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