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Historical Event on 10/6/1949
Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of National Defence Academy in Kharakvasla near Pune.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/1/1997 | Gul Mohammed (36), world's shortest man, died in New Delhi. Standing 56.16 cm tall, Mohammed entered the Guinness Book of World Records in 1992. |
| 5/7/1907 | Rajbali Pandey, famous poet, was born. |
| 5/7/1907 | Malik Kafur, Alauddin Khilji's Commander, won the impregnable fort of Devgiri. The fort was entered by the enemy. Raja Ramdeva was taken prisoner and sent to Delhi where Alauddin recieved him untill his death in 1312. |
| 3/12/1938 | Vijay Laxman Mehra, cricketer (Indian Test batsman from age 17), was born in Amritsar. |
| 4/27/1748 | Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah. |
| 11/19/1978 | Gavaskar gets twin cricket tons for India for second time. |
| 11/17/1991 | Sharad Pawar wins in Baramati. |
| 11/17/1991 | Sultan Mehmud of Ghazni began his first real expedition to India by defeating the Hindu King Jaipal. He won Afghanisthan and Punjab in Peshawar battle. This was the first major Muslim conquest in India. |
| 2/10/1992 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands opened for foreign travellers. |
| 9/4/1979 | India need 438 to win v England, game ends at 8-429. |
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