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Historical Event on 6/8/1998

Sani Abacha, 54, Nigerian President, died in Abuja of heart attack.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1999Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing.
7/8/199125 tonnes of gold moved to London from India to raise $ 200 million loan.
12/8/1970Army Ordnance Corps was awarded the 'Colours' by the Vice President of India, Shri G S Pathak, at AOC Centre, Secunderabad. The Ordnance colour is a scarlet silken flag with the Ordnance crest in the center and surrounding it is a wreath of Ashoka Leaves and Lotus flowers.
3/13/1996Wills World Cup Cricket semi final (India vs Sri Lanka) at Calcutta abandoned due to unruly crowd behaviour. Sri Lanka enters final.
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.
8/29/1947Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council.
1/24/1980E. K. Nayanar forms Government in Kerala.
10/18/1983Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer 55 Tests for India, 3208 runs @ 39.12, died.
10/25/1932Pearless' investment company was established.
12/19/1945Gandhiji lays foundation stone of C. F. Andrews' Memorial Hospital at Santiniketan.