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Historical Event on 6/6/1981

The worst-ever railway accident took place in Bihar when a train plunged in Samastipur river.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1997Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions.
12/29/1996Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.
6/1/1964Rashid Ghulam Muhammad Patel, cricketer (Indian pace bowler, better known for Lamba incident), was born in Sabarkantha.
6/24/1966Bombay-New York Air India flight crashes into Mont Blanc (Switz), 117 die.
1/28/1961Foundation-stone of the first factory of H.M.T. wrist watches laid in Bangalore.
6/16/1990GOI announces higher procurement/minimum support prices for all major kharif crops.
5/9/1753Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
11/28/1993JRD Tata, 89, passed away in Geneva.
11/3/1988Indian armed forces mounted special operations to help the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives and dealt with the 150 sea-borne invaders who stormed Maldivian Capital, Male and soughted to overthrow the democratically elected Government of the Maldives.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).