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Historical Event on 6/10/1890
Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/12/1984 | Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras. |
| 8/14/1954 | 'State Carrom Association' was established in Mumbai. |
| 5/29/1967 | First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory. |
| 7/6/1917 | Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established. |
| 6/18/1978 | The Karakoram Highway, linking Gilgit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir with Sinkiang in China, is opened. |
| 4/16/1996 | Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days). |
| 2/23/1993 | Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award. |
| 2/26/1874 | Sursingh Takhtsingh Gohil `Kalapi', famous Gujrati poet, was born. |
| 5/23/1996 | Joint Opposition candidate Purno A. Sangma (Cong. MP from Meghalaya) unanimously elected Speaker of 11th Lok Sabha. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
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