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Historical Event on 6/8/1999
ATP announced Paes-Bhupathi as No. 1 ranked doubles team. In individual doubles ranking, Bhupathi and Paes were No. 1 and 2 respectively.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/20/1857 | British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers. |
| 2/25/1977 | Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun. |
| 2/4/1628 | Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra. |
| 10/20/1969 | Punjabrao Agriculture University established. |
| 2/27/1912 | Vishnu Waman Shirwadkar 'Kusumagraj', great Marathi poet, play-wright, novelist and Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Awardee, was born. |
| 9/29/1998 | ISRO successfully launches its largest sounding rocket, Rohini (RH-560 mk, 11 total payload, 127 kg). |
| 1/12/1708 | Shahu was crowned as the Maratha ruler. Shahu, son of Sambhaji, entered Satara and released Aurangzeb's son Azam the previous year. |
| 1/26/1927 | Laxman Madhav Katre, former Indian Air Chief Marshall, was born. |
| 4/20/1989 | Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails. |
| 10/5/1990 | Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990. |
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