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Historical Event on 6/6/1998
All IAF Meteorological Sections were put on high alert from 06 Jun 98, and constant interaction with India Meteorological Department (IMD) at Mumbai and the (IMD) Centre at Ahmedabad resulted in 24 hours tracking and plotting of the cyclone, which was passed down as forecasts to Service and civil authorities in the Saurashtra and Kutch region.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/21/1991 | Gopinath Mahant, famous Odissi litterateur and Gyanpeeth awardee, died. |
5/18/1966 | Panchanan Maheshwari, great Indian scientist of botany, passed away. He studied the morphology, anatomy and embryology of some angiosperms, the class of plants which produce flowers. He discovered species of plants like ""Panchanania Jaipuriensis and Isoeted Panchananil."" He wrote two authoritative books, 'An Introduction to the Embryology of Angiosperms' & 'Recent Advances in Embryology on Angiosperms'. In 1951, he founded the International Society of plant Morphologists. |
8/20/1996 | India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England. |
3/8/1963 | Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar. |
7/6/1993 | 39 people were killed and three officials abducted in J&K . |
12/17/1645 | Noorjahan Begum passed away. |
12/17/1645 | Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan was born. |
1/30/1999 | Paes-Bhupathi stumbled in the doubles final losing to Patrick Rafter-Jonas Bjorkman in the Australian Open Tennis tournament. |
8/15/1997 | The Government bans doctors from determining the sex of the foetus. |
1/11/1960 | Pakistan and India agree on disputed boundary between Punjab and W. at Pakistan. |
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