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Historical Event on 11/6/1999

Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1980Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in.
8/8/1923Floods on the Ganges and Jumna rivers cause loss of life in Benares, India.
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
2/22/19901st day India vs New Zealand cricket at Auckland. NZ 5-78 at lunch, 9-387 stumps.
6/12/1990CPI(M) accuses Communist Party of Soviet Union of departing from the basic ideology of Marxism-Leninism in the name of correcting past distortions.
7/16/1959Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died.
2/26/1874Sursingh Takhtsingh Gohil `Kalapi', famous Gujrati poet, was born.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
3/15/1941Gorkha Rifles Battalion Group (INDBATT) unit was raised as the 4th Battalion, the 2nd King Edward VII's own Gorkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles) by Lt Col O'de T Lovett at Deharadun.