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Historical Event on 1/6/1847
Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/1/1947 | Congress Working Committee accepts Partition in principle. |
| 4/18/1904 | Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born. |
| 3/2/1982 | Indira Gandhi opened Mahatma Gandhi Road Bridge at Patna. |
| 6/14/1991 | Punjab was declared ""disturbed area""; army deployed. |
| 12/23/1964 | India & Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed. |
| 1/1/1999 | George Fernandes, Defence Minister, said the sacked Naval Chief, Admiral Vishnu Bhagwat, had been displaying ""disturbing tendencies"" for over a year and even threatened his successor, Admiral Sushil Kumar, with court martial. |
| 7/20/1903 | British to increase size of Royal Army in India. |
| 5/31/1818 | Samachar Darpan, the first vernacular newspaper, was published in Bengali language by Carey and Marshman from Serampore. |
| 6/1/1944 | M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 9/24/1997 | I. K. Gujral, Prime Minister, addresses UN General Assembly, stakes India's claim to UN Security Council seat. |
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