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Historical Event on 1/6/1847
Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/11/1984 | India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam. |
| 7/14/1946 | India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice. |
| 2/1/1827 | Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's Bengal Club. |
| 10/11/1876 | Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. |
| 10/28/1946 | Gandhiji leaves for Calcutta. Riots break out in Bihar. |
| 11/18/2000 | Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, said there would be no cuts in Income Tax rates in the next budget, and signalled that the reforms process will continue. |
| 1/2/1979 | Gavaskar gets twin tons for India for the third time (vs West Indies). |
| 8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
| 5/3/1994 | Election Commission recognises DMK headed by M. Karunanidhi as the rightful claimant to the symbol of rising sun and the flag reserved for it. |
| 5/9/1995 | Abha Gandhi, servant to Mahatma Gandhi, passed away. He was 68 years. |
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