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Historical Event on 6/10/1957

Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/25/1999An Indian Airlines aircraft with 187 passengers on board is hijacked. The plane was going from Katmandu to New Delhi. It lands near Abu Dhabi after several hops.
9/11/1987Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away.
5/31/1998India rejects mediation on issues with Pakistan, reiterates its commitment to address outstanding issues bilaterally.
9/8/1947There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood.
10/26/1991Anantrao Bhalerao, freedom fighter, journalist and editor of daily newspaper 'Marathwada', died.
2/4/1990Ernakulam was declared the first totally literate district in India.
5/5/1932Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, passed away.
12/1/1947India all out for 58 vs Australia at Gabba.
8/15/1972Postal Index Number (PIN Code) of 6-digits was introduced.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.