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Historical Event on 6/1/1944
M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/4/2000 | Pranab Mukherjee and S. Jaipal Reddy, Congress(I) leaders, get Best Parliamentarian awards for the year 1997-98. |
| 4/6/1966 | Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone). |
| 10/2/1930 | Jayasinghrao Mansingrao Ghorpade, cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact), was born in Panchgani, Maharashtra. |
| 12/20/1987 | Sweden beats India in Gothenburg (5-0) in 76th Tennis Davis Cup . |
| 8/2/1861 | Parafulla Chandra Ray, chemical expert and great patriot, was born in the village of Raruli-Katipara IN Jessore district. |
| 8/9/1971 | A 20-year non-aggression treaty for peace, friendship and co-operation was signed between India and U.S.S.R. |
| 9/19/1996 | Suresh Mehta ministry is dismissed, President's rule imposed. |
| 7/12/1947 | Pochiah Krishnamurthy, great Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1971 WI tour), was born in Hyderabad. |
| 11/14/2000 | Jharkhand, the 28th State of the Indian Union, comes into being and the new Governor, Prabhat Kumar, and the Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi, take office. |
| 6/13/1995 | India and France sign Bilateral Investment Protection pact. |
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