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Historical Event on 6/5/1961

Ramesh Krishnan, Indian tennis star, was born. He was also the winner of Junior Wimbledon 1979.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/5/1986Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
8/29/1905Major Dhyanchand was born in a Rajput family at Prayag at Uttar Pradesh. He is remembered as a Master of Hockey. India celebrates this day as National Sports Day.
3/27/1999World No. 2 Viswanathan Anand won the title with a round to spare in the rapid section of the Amber rapid and blindfold chess tournaments in Monte Carlo.
5/28/1965Fire and explosion at Dhori mine in Dhanbad, India kills 400.
5/25/1996Kathapurushan' wins best film national award.
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.
9/19/1726Khandoballal died.
10/31/1997Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi.
8/20/1909Urmila Devi Shastri, freedom fighter, was born at Srinagar.