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Historical Event on 6/5/1923

Santosh Kumar Kisku Rev, great educationist and social worker, was born.

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1/5/1985Rajiv Gandhi promises to solve the Punjab problem without yielding to 'separatist ideologies.
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
8/29/2000Supreme Court releases of 115 'Veerappan aides' on bail or otherwise till further orders.
8/12/1996Supreme Court stays further proceedings against Narasimha Rao in Chandraswami-Lakhubhai Pathak cheating case.
7/30/1987India says it will revive the 'Agni' IRBM programe.
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3/20/1926For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London.