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Historical Event on 6/6/1997

U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/17/1908Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.
1/14/1998The Prime Ministers of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh come together for a three-nation business summit in Dhaka.
2/28/1988Jaydev, famous music director, passed away.
2/10/1961P. L. Deshpande played first solo drama 'Batatyachi Chawl'.
12/1/1998Dhian Singh (103), freedom fighter dies at Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. He was a member of the Indian National Army and was jailed a number of times during the freedom movement.
3/16/1997Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
9/21/1933Annie Besant, great social worker and founder of Home Rule Movement, passed away.
6/11/1998Chetak helicopter of IAF rescued a Border Security Force Jawan stuck waist deep in quicksand.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.