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Historical Event on 6/10/1833
Azad Muhammad Jussain, Urdu poet and educationalist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/22/1929 | Air Mail Series Stamps were issued. These stamps were of denominations of 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12 annas. |
| 12/12/1971 | All the facilities and pocket money provided to the former kings were cancelled by the Indian Parliament. |
| 1/4/1958 | Waverley John Anderson, Scottish viscount and Governor of Bengal, died at the age of 75. |
| 1/10/1896 | Gangadhar Kelkar, founder of famous Raja Kelkar Museum at Pune Dinkar, was born. |
| 10/1/1992 | Broadcasting of Zee TV started. |
| 6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
| 10/2/1961 | Indian Limited Shipping Transport Corporation established. |
| 1/3/1880 | Publication of 'Illustrated Weekly of India' started. |
| 3/31/1990 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (1841-1956) (Posthumous). |
| 7/16/1991 | Railway budget hikes passenger fares by 15-20\% and freight up by 10\%. |
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