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Historical Event on 10/6/1999

Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat defeating her BJP rival Sushma Swaraj by a margin of 56,100 votes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/200027 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.
5/11/1885Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
1/8/1925The first All India Art & Craft Exhibition was inaugurated by Sir William Marries, Governor UP at Kaisar Baug, Lucknow.
10/13/1999Janata Dal (United) snap ties with the BJP in Karnataka
5/2/1908Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.
8/10/1930In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town.
3/2/1963China reports troops have left disputed area in India.
3/5/1851Geological Survey of India was established in Calcutta.
10/24/1851First official telegraph line was opened between Calcutta and Daimond Harbour spanning 33.8 km.