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Historical Event on 7/6/1995

Five foreign tourists trekking in Kashmir 10 km uphill from Pahalgam were abducted by militants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/24/1972Daily newspaper ""Janshakti"" published it's first edition at Jalgaon.
1/24/1980E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala.
3/11/1948SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
12/3/1998Maganbhai Kasundra, (50), Gujarat Minister, dies following a heart attack at his residence in Gandhinagar.
8/15/1947At the stroke of midnight, India is free after 163 years of British Raj. At the same time Muslims win a degree of freedom from Hindus. They have their own separate dominion Pakistan in the British Commonwealth Sect.
10/16/1999Dr. Najma Heptulla, Deputy Chairperson of the Rajya Sabha, is elected president of the 138-nation Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).
6/21/1988Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar.
1/24/1952The first International Film Festival of India held in Bombay, this event had a great impact on Indian Cinema.
6/13/1731Swedish East India Company was formed. For 15 years King Fredrick of Sweden gave the Company a charter.
5/1/1897Vivekananda Swami established Ramakrishna Mission.