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Historical Event on 6/7/1996

Sq. Ldr. Sanjay Thapar of IAF becomes the first Indian to jump from a parachute and hoist the national flag at the North Pole.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1917Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, was born.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
5/1/1987The Bofors Deal.
5/21/1966General Election (11th) of India ends.
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
7/6/1787Robert founded Indian Botanic Garden near Calcutta by Kyd on 273 acres of land.
9/5/1988The country goes without newspapers on this day as the entire newspaper industry had protested against the Defamation Bill.
7/2/1998India and Sri Lanka sign an agreement on promoting agricultural research in New Delhi.
10/4/1997Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody.
12/8/1900Udayshankar, famous dance master, was born.