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Historical Event on 1/6/1847

Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died.

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2/7/1999Indian leg-spinner Anil Kumble became the second only bowler in Test history after J.C. Laker (England) to take all ten wickets in an innings against Pakistan in the second Test in Delhi.
1/12/1994S. S. Nadkarni, Chairman of National Stock Exchange, appointed SEBI Chairman.
2/8/1936Jawaharlal Nehru elected president of Indian National Congress.
11/18/1973Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914.
9/14/1820Agri-Horticultural Garden of Calcutta started functioning.
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11/5/1956Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary.
7/25/1997Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma (1918-1999) retired from the post of 9th President.
12/7/1993BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and Kalyan Singh arrested in connection with Ayodhya demolition case.
2/18/1905Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to help Indians visiting England. He also established the Indian Home Rule society, which helped him to raise his voice against British Domination in India.