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Historical Event on 6/1/1993

Premkumar Sharma, MLA of Bhartiya Janata Party, was assassinated.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/5/1981Rajan Mahadevan recites 31,811 digits of ¦(pie) from memory.
4/7/2000The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars.
5/8/1997India decides to import currency notes for the first time.
10/9/1997Forest brigand Veerappan kidnapped 21 persons and later released 13 tourists. He detained six people --Dr. Mythi of Indian Institute of Horticulture Research Centre, Bangalore, two drivers, pumpset attender and two photographers.
5/18/1974Jayaprakash Narayan led a procession against economic conditions in Patna. There was lathi charged and he issued a call for total revolution. He also started the 'Citizens for Democracy' movement.
7/26/1844Gooroodas Banerjee was born in Calcutta. He was a Judge of Calcutta High Court.
6/3/1818Maratha wars between British & Maratha Confederacy in India ends.
6/24/1980Varahagiri Venkata Giri, former president of India, died at Madras.
3/4/1994Lech Walesa, Polish President, visit India.
6/2/1756Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.