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Historical Event on 5/6/1946

Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1997Kamal Hassan gets best actor award for ''Indian'' while Tabu bags best actress award for ''Maachis''.
1/21/1961Queen of Britain, Elizabeth II, and her husband Duke of Edinburgh visited New Delhi.
8/2/1891Padmashree V. P. Karmarkar (Nanasaheb), famous sculptor, was born.
2/13/1713Sultan Jahandar Shah was strangled to death. Farrukhsiyar captured the throne of Delhi from Jahandar Shah with the assistance of two Sayyid brothers.
1/30/1997Fifth Pay Commission submits proposals; minimum salary Rs. 2440 pm and maximum 26,000. Cabinet Secretary 30,000; six-day week; retirement at 60, etc. proposed.
11/16/1990Allahabad High Court stays UP Government's decision to increase reservation quota for Backward Classes.
1/30/1947Gandhiji leaves Patna for Delhi. Mountbatten, new Viceroy, arrives in Delhi.
10/30/1908Pasumpon Muthuramalingam Thevar, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Pasumpon village, Tamil Nadu.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
2/1/1992Mohan Choty, comedy film actor, passed away.