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Historical Event on 7/6/1986
Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/23/1980 | Indira Gandhi gains power to imprison without trial. |
| 6/13/1991 | Shiv Sharma, Doordarshan Director General, was shot at in Delhi by suspected Punjab terrorists. |
| 2/2/1967 | US President Johnson orders consignment of 2 mil. tons of food grains to be sent to India. |
| 9/22/1979 | Israel conducts nuclear test at Indian Ocean. |
| 6/17/1965 | Motilal, famous actor, died. |
| 6/18/1917 | Lachhmansingh Gill, famous politician and former chief minister, was born. |
| 1/15/1965 | Food Corporation of India inaugurated in Madras. |
| 2/2/1978 | Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away. |
| 1/2/1878 | Mannathu Padmanabhan, great social worker and first president of the Tranvancore Devasworn Board, was born at Perunna village, Kerala State. |
| 11/9/1942 | Jami, last evergreen poet of Parsi language, died. |
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