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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 |
| 1/10/1959 | Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara. |
| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 8/10/1988 | Ramakrishna Hegde resigns as CM of Karnataka on moral grounds in connection with phone tapping issue. |
| 4/1/1918 | Royal Air Force replaces Royal Flying Corps in Britain. |
| 9/11/1967 | China and India exchange artillery fire on Sikkim-Tibet border. |
| 11/15/1982 | S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died. |
| 8/11/2000 | Koneru Humpy was crowned the youngest British Ladies chess champion at the end of eleventh and final round in the Smith and Williamson British chess championship in Somerset. |
| 3/31/1997 | The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points. |
| 7/12/1674 | Chhatrapati Shivaji signed a friendship treaty with East India Company. |
| 2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
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