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Historical Event on 6/7/1997

Mahesh Bhupathi becomes the first Indian to win a Grand Slam title when he and Japan's Rika Hiraki claim the mixed doubles.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/19/1973Mine explosion in Bihar kills 47.
5/1/1879Swami Vivekanand established Ramkrishna Mission.
2/16/1998Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area.
2/17/1976Urban Ceilings Act comes into force.
1/22/1901Nirmal Kumar Bose was born.
11/8/1999The Government announces waiver of telephone bills up to Rs. 1000 in the rural areas of cyclone-hit Orissa.
8/27/1604Guru Granth Sahib was established in the Golden Temple of Amritsar.
10/9/1949The Territorial Army of India inaugurated by the Governor General.
1/10/1693Job Charnock, founder of Calcutta, died in the same city and he was laid to rest.
3/30/1997Congress Party withdraws support to the 10-month old H. D. Deve Gowda Government at the centre, and stakes its claim to form an alternative government.