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Historical Event on 7/6/1986

Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91).

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7/9/1969Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer), was born in Hyderabad.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
10/30/1994India seeks Chinese support for Security Council membership.
6/23/1761Balaji Bajirao (Nanasaheb), third peshwa, died at Pune, after losing in the Third Battle of Panipat on 12 June.
11/8/1948Nathuram Godse confesses to murder of Gandhi but denies conspiracy.
3/2/1996Malabar University (Kerala) comes into being.
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
8/23/1994Former prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif said that Pakistan possessed a nuclear bomb and warned that an attack by India could start a nuclear war in Pakistan.
3/6/1928Nilkanth Ramanbhai Mahipatrao, famous Gujrati litterateur, critic, dramatist and social reformer, died.
5/2/1926Hindu women gain right to seek elected office.