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Historical Event on 1/10/1959
Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/5/1990 | G. C. Saxena, J&K Governor, promulgates J&K Disturbed Areas Act, 1990, declaring several districts as disturbed area. |
| 10/14/1947 | Narsingh Chintaman Kelkar, great litterateur, politician and editor, died. |
| 5/11/1985 | Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence. |
| 9/16/2000 | In an important pronouncement, the Rajasthan High Court declares Jains as a religious minority community and allows teaching institutions set up by them to enjoy minority status under Articles 29 and 30 of the Constitution. |
| 6/17/1996 | Balasahab Devras, Sarsangha Chalak of Rashtriya Sawyamsewak Sangh, died. |
| 11/3/1984 | Body of assassinated Indian PM Indira Gandhi cremated. |
| 10/29/1851 | British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary. |
| 1/26/1950 | Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963) became the first President of India. He remained President from Jan. 26,1950 to May 13, 1962. |
| 9/26/1996 | High Court rejected Rao's petition for anticipatory bail in Pathak cheating case. |
| 9/13/2000 | Central Government withdraws the ban on use of non-iodised salt despite protests from the medical community and several state governments. |
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