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Historical Event on 6/1/1955
India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/3/1924 | Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur). |
| 7/20/1636 | John Oldham, trader of mass, was murdered by Indians. |
| 3/1/1640 | Britishers were allowed to do commercial activities in Madras. |
| 1/20/1993 | Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away. |
| 1/26/1993 | Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest. |
| 12/26/1925 | Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born. |
| 8/3/1886 | Maithili Sharan Gupta, first man of modern Hindi poetry and literature, writer, patriot and social worker, was born at Chirgaon village near Jhansi. |
| 2/17/1968 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away. |
| 8/20/1915 | Devraj Ars, former chief minister of Karnataka, was born. |
| 12/26/1991 | Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India. |
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