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Historical Event on 6/7/1606
Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/12/1911 | Vijay Madhavji Merchant Thackersey, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman), was born in Bombay. |
| 10/16/1942 | Cyclone in Bay of Bengal kills some 40,000 people in south of Calcutta, India. |
| 6/12/1972 | D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died. |
| 9/20/1998 | India lost the fifth and final match of the Sahara Cup by five wickets. Pakistan won the series 4-1 at Toronto. |
| 4/21/1992 | RBI eases credit policy, lending rates reduced from 6 to 4; 13\% interest ceiling on deposits. |
| 5/18/1974 | First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb. |
| 7/6/1930 | Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born. |
| 6/20/1987 | Dr. Salim Ali, internationally renowned expert of birds, died at Bombay. |
| 4/17/1977 | Swatantra Party was merged in Janata Party. |
| 12/1/1942 | No. 8 Squadron was raised meanwhile, absorbing the remaining coastal defence flight personnel. |
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