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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 |
| 1/1/1983 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"". |
| 7/6/1999 | Sub. Jata Shankar secured 'Silver' medal in 400 Mtr race at the International circuit Athletic Meet held at Trivendrum. |
| 12/5/1951 | Abanindranath Tagore, a great Modern Indian Painter, passed away. |
| 1/22/1945 | The Indian 7th Division captures Tilin at Burma. |
| 8/2/1987 | Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title. |
| 7/31/1912 | Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84. |
| 10/28/1981 | Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta. |
| 1/30/1948 | Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting. |
| 10/24/1994 | Justice Ahmad Mushabber Ahmadi sworn in as Chief Justice of India. |
| 1/2/1948 | Nehru threatens Indian action to stop Pakistani raids into Kashmir. |
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