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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
5/22/1991Elections scheduled to be held on 23, 26 deferred to 12, 15 of June.
11/2/1971Hurricane and ensuing tidal wave takes 6,000 lives.
1/19/1997Bengal wins Santosh Trophy National Football championship in Jabalpur.
1/20/1990Dr. Raja Ramanna sworn in Minister of State for Defence.
10/24/1934Arvindrao Laxmanrao Apte, cricketer (brother of Madhav scored 8 & 7 runs in one Test), was born in Bombay.
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.
4/12/1992M. Basavapunniah (77),Communist leader, passed away.
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.
12/13/2000Vikram Sood is appointed new RAW Chief.
8/7/1985Geet Sethi, national champion, was the third Indian to become World Amateur Billiards Champion by beating Robert Marshal of Australia.