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Historical Event on 1/10/1959
Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/11/1993 | Andhra Naxalites release four out of six hostages. |
| 6/16/1859 | Anandram Dhekial Fukun, father of modern Assamia poetry and essay writer, passed away. |
| 7/23/2000 | Ram Jethmalani, Union Law Minister, quits the Cabinet after the Prime Minister shows him the door following the outbursts against the Chief Justice of India, Dr. A. S. Anand. |
| 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. |
| 1/24/1996 | H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case. |
| 1/22/1986 | Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards instituted. |
| 6/29/1893 | Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta. |
| 8/3/1985 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte. |
| 1/26/1996 | 47th Republic Day celebrated;Chief Guest was Fernando Henrique Cardoso, President of Brazil. |
| 9/7/1955 | All India Council of Secondary Education set up by the Government. |
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