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Historical Event on 1/6/1987

Jaidev, famous music director, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1908Amir Elahi, right-hand batsman and right-arm leg-break bowler, born at Multan in Lahore.
9/28/1909Jairaj, famous film actor, was born. His first film was 'Sparkling Youth' (1930). He was a receipant of Dada Saheb Phalke Award. Some of his films are 'Fight unto Death', 'All for love', 'Bhawani No Bhog', 'Pearl', 'Queen of Faries', 'The Enemy', 'My Hero'.
4/16/1997G. Kishenchand, former Indian Test cricketer, died.
3/16/1986Internationally wanted criminal Charles Sobharaj and 6 other prisoners escape from Tihar Jail.
1/11/1958Two lakh Indians in East Pakistan were rounded up and lodged in concentration camps.
12/1/1911Dayarnav Raghunath Kopardekar, founder of ""Indrayani Sahitya Prakashan Sanstha"", was born.
11/22/1872Meera Behn (Medlin Slade), freedom fighter, was born at England.
11/22/1872Qutubu'd-din Aibak (1206-1210) was crowned at Lahore after the death of Muhammad of Ghuri. He was originally a slave of Turkestan. As he started his career as a slave, the dynasty founded by him in India is known as ""Slave Dynasty"". The construction of Qutabminar was started during his regime. Since he was very generous, the people called him ""Lakh Baksh"".
12/17/1974Ustad Gulam Sabir, famous Sarangi player, died at Kanpur.
9/11/1875Koyaji Jahangir Kuwanrji, famous economist, was born.