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Historical Event on 6/6/1999

Paes-Bhupathi bagged their maiden Grand Slam doubles crown, defeating Goran Ivanisevic and Jeff Tarango in the final.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/7/1905The first political documentary ootage was the Great Bengal Partition Movement: Meeting and Procession shot by Jyotish Sarkar and Jamshedji F. Madan in Calcutta.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
2/13/1879Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
2/23/1962The Cholera Research Centre was established at Calcutta (renamed as the National Institute of Cholera & Enteric Diseases in 1979).
5/18/1946Gandhiji discusses Plan with Cabinet Mission.
6/12/1975Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died.
1/9/1976President suspends seven freedoms guaranteed by Article 19 of the Constitution.
5/12/1666Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj meet Aurangzeb and was arrested.
12/28/1885Allian Octavian Hume, a Scotsman, founded National Union and it held its first meeting in Bombay Tejpal Hall. The first session of Indian National Congress started under the Presidentship of Vyomesh Chandra Banerjee.
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.