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Historical Event on 7/6/1998

Moshood Abiola, the detained Nigerian politician and presumed winner of the 1993 elections, died in Abuja.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/25/1954Maharshee Rajratna 'Manikrao' (Gajanan Yashwant Manik), physical expert, passed away.
8/14/1996Amrit Rai, son of Munshi Premchand, died.
1/4/1966ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.
5/25/1917Abdul Vavakunju Ummasalumma Khader, freedom fighter, was born in Kerala. He was hanged on September 10, 1943.
8/4/1929Kishor Kumar Ganguly, well known singer, was born at Khandava. He is also rememberd as a comic actor, director and musician.
2/2/1968TERLS dedicated to the United Nations.
2/17/1976New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India.
3/26/1996The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it.
6/1/1970Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act was enforced. This act was passed in 1969.
8/21/2000Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.