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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
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.
10/5/1949A. K. Pillai, great social reformer and politician, died.
9/20/1944Rameshchandra Saxena, a one Test batsman (India vs England 1967), was born in Delhi.
11/24/1932The Third Round Table Conference ended in London. As Gandhi was in prison because of his civil disobedience movement he could not attend it. This conference ended without achieving anything.
7/23/1964Samrendranath Roy, great statistician, passed away.
5/11/1911Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born.
5/11/1911Sher Shah defeats Humayun near Buxar at Chausa and becomes emperor of Delhi.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
7/29/1991Vazhappadi K. Ramamurthy, Union Labour Minister, resigns on account of differences on Cauvery water issue.
12/26/1947K.M. Munshi is appointed Govt. of India's agent in Hyderabad State.