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Historical Event on 6/7/1606
Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/4/1997 | Supreme Court declares that the Rashtrapati Bhavan press communique of 23/1/1992 on a proposal to confer the Bharat Ratna 'posthumously' on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ""should be treated as cancelled"", as the proposal was dropped by the Government in deference to the sentiments expressed by the public and his family members. |
| 1/1/1985 | United Nations General Assembly proclaimed the year as the ""International Youth Year""(IYY) with the theme ""Participation, Development and Peace"". |
| 4/12/1801 | William Carey fort was appointed the Professor of Bengali Language in fort at William College, Calcutta. |
| 12/10/1998 | Dr. Gurudev S. Khush, rice breeder at the International Rice Research Institute, Philippines, and Dr. Sanjaya Rajaram, wheat breeder at the International Wheat and Maize Improvement Centre, Mexico, share the Rank Prize announced in London. |
| 12/12/1921 | Gandhi organizes a complete boycott of Prince of Wales's visit to Allahabad. |
| 6/15/1937 | Kumar Shri Indrajitsinhji, cricketer (Indian keeper in 60's), was born in Jamnagar. |
| 7/7/1905 | Six Language penel were started on the Rs. five denomination again. The printing colour of note changed to Red with Special text mentioned, 'At any office of issue not situated in Burma'. |
| 7/5/1882 | Hazrat Inayat Khan (1882-1927), classical singer and Muslim mystic, was born. He was instrumental in bringing Sufism to the music. |
| 5/10/1909 | Bellari Shammanna Keshvan, internationally famous librarian, was born. |
| 9/30/1943 | Ramanand Chattopadhyay, famous author and journalist, died. |
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