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Historical Event on 5/6/1944
Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/31/1994 | Pandit Samtaprasad, famous Tabla player, passed away. |
| 8/13/1954 | Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully. |
| 3/15/1998 | Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government. |
| 3/22/1977 | Indira Gandhi-led Indian National Congress party lost the 6th general election of India. She resigned as Pime Minister of India. |
| 6/16/1997 | P. Sukumaran (50), Malayalam film actor, died in Kochi. |
| 1/28/1877 | Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away. |
| 4/20/1989 | Launching of IRBM `Agni' fails. |
| 8/1/1920 | Bal Gangadhar Tilak, British-Indian Hindu leader, died at Bombay. |
| 7/24/1932 | Ramkrishna Mission Seva Pratisthan was established for the service of the sick and humanitarian activities. |
| 6/21/1988 | Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar. |
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