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Historical Event on 8/6/1996

Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1948Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
5/10/1981The first day and night cricket match of India was played at the flood-lit ground of the Wilson College Gymkhana (Bombay).
4/12/1967U. Thant,UN Secretary General, receives the first Nehru Award for international understanding.
1/3/1975Lalit Narayan Mishra, great freedom fighter, politician, leader, member of the Lok Sabha and Minister of Railways, died at a Railway Hospital in Danapur due to a bomb blast at Samastipur Railway Station a day earlier.
12/3/1999Bhopal gas victims take out rallies to mark the 15th anniversary of the tragedy.
5/31/1977Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak.
12/26/1986Consumer Rights Act was passed.
4/16/1918Lalita Pawar, famous actress of Indian film industry, was born.
11/28/1999The Vajpayee Government seeks support on major economic issues during the winter session at Parliament.
8/22/1980Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died.