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Historical Event on 6/1/1996

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1919Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi drama writer, comedy writer and poet, passed away.
1/9/1889Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"".
12/4/1894Swami Brahmanand was born at Hamirpur district in UP. He joined freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement. He also established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960).
4/15/1890Gaganvihari Lalubhai Mehta, famous Indian economist, politician and journalist, was born.
1/29/1997Olympic Hockey captain Pargat Singh announces retirement.
1/30/1971Indian Airline's Fokker Friendship aircraft in India was hijacked to Lahore.
10/30/1889Acharya Narendra Deo, educationist, freedom fighter and politician, was born at Sitapur, U.P.
7/9/199517 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas.
7/22/19961996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.
10/17/1949The Constituent Assembly of India adopted Article 370 of the Constitution making special provisions for J&K.