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Historical Event on 8/6/1962

Peking agrees to talks with India to settle border disputes.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/24/1924Mahatma Gandhi released from jail.
2/11/1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
9/18/1972Government of India announces increase of minimum bonus to workers from 4\% to 8.33\%.
7/6/1901Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee, great social reformer, politician and leader, was born at Calcutta. He was the founder of the ""Bharatiya Jana Sangh"", of which BJP is the successor party. His father Sir Asutosh was widely known in Bengal.
1/7/1994Malhotra Committee recommends privatisation and foreign participation of LIC and GIC.
1/19/1907Mohammad Ali Mirza was crowned as the ""Shah-E-Iran"" in a grand function held in Royal Palace, Tehran. This coronation was performed on the precious throne ""Thakt-E-Taus"" which was made by Emperor Shahjahan, and was taken away from India during the invasion of Nadir Shah in 1738 AD.
9/1/1909Father Kamil Bulke was born. He produced a handy English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. on 'Ramcharita Manas' and was Head of Hindi Department in Patna University.
9/29/1991Ustad Yunus Hussain Khan, famous singer of 'Agra Gharana', passed away.
4/10/1930Police raid the headquarters of the Indian National Congress, Bombay.
2/24/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India begins.