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Historical Event on 6/1/1996

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/22/1945Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died.
8/4/2000Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother and the last member of the British royal family to bear the title ''Empress of India'', celebrated her 100th birthday.
12/1/1885Dattatreya Balkrishna Kalelkar, famous Gandhian Gujrathi llitterateur and educationist, was born at Satara in Maharashtra.
9/20/1998India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
9/25/195414 Members of Parliament (MP) form a new party called the Union of Socialist Progress. Acharya Kripalani is the leader.
2/25/1840Vinayak Konddev Oak, Marathi litteratewur, was born.
2/9/1942Chiang Kai-Shek meets Sir Stafford Cripps, British Viceroy in India.
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.