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Historical Event on 6/8/1968

Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/2/1871Kashinath Raghunath Mitra, famous editor of monthly magzine 'Manoranjan', was born.
1/1/1967Day's play in the Calcutta Test vs West Indies cancelled by riots.
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3/6/1997Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) inaugurated in Mauritius.
10/15/1902Bhaurao Krishnarao Gaekwad, great leader, was born. He was a colleagu of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
12/12/1908Gaandhiji released from Volksrust Gaol. Indian National Congress adopts resolution on South Africa, criticizing the harsh, humiliating and cruel treatment to British Indians in South Africa as injurious to English Empire.
3/31/1904British slaughter hundreds of Tibetans.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
5/23/1997The body of controversial former chief of Tarn Taran district police Ajit Singh Sandhu is recovered from rail tracks near Bhakharpur About 30 km from Chandigarh.
12/16/1992The Parliament adopts resolution condemning the demolition of the mosque at Ayodhya and centre appoints a one-man judicial commission to enquire into the Ayodhya incidents.