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Historical Event on 1/6/1989

Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/1/1851Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'.
11/30/1909Ramesh Chandra died.
7/31/1952Bela Mitra, commander of ""Nari Vahini"" and activist of ""Azad Hind Fauj"", passed away. She also worked as partition refugee.
3/25/193150 killed in riots in India; Gandhi assaulted.
12/27/1996Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.
3/15/1993Vinod Kambli scores 227 vs Zimbabwe. This was his second consecutive Test 200.
9/3/2000National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai.
10/29/1964Priceless and irreplaceable gems, including the famed 'Star of India' of 563.35 carats and 2.5 inches in diameter, were stolen from the American Museum of Natural History, New York, USA, in a daring burglary. An alarm system was discontinued years ago as was the all-night guard in the gem hall, both for reasons of economy. The jewels were uninsured due to high-priced premiums. There were other jewels too that were also robbed during this time.
8/27/1978Lord Mountbatten died in an explosion near Ireland.
9/29/2000Union Minister of State for Agriculture S.B.P.B.K. Satyanarayana Rao quits the from Cabinet.