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Historical Event on 6/1/1955

India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1916Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away.
9/9/1944Mahatma Gandhi conducted several talks between 9th September to 27the September with Mohammed Ali Jinnah regarding Pakistan.
8/25/1997Cabinet approved the draft of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) which was to replace the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA).
1/31/1997Government raises quantity of gold that can be brought into the country by non-residents to 10 kg. (from the existing 5).
1/1/1924Krishna Mohan Jha, famous educationist, was born at Pokharia near Katihar (Purnea).
3/8/1833Vishwanath Narayan Mandalik, famous journalist, writer and social reformer, was born.
12/17/1914Syed Mushtaq Ali Takub Khan, cricketer, prolific Indian batsman of 30's & 40's, was born in Indore.
3/26/1989Eighth Antarctica Expedition returns after erecting India's second permanent manned station 'Maitri'.
7/31/1938Khalid Anwer Ansari, social worker, was born.
12/15/1912Aspy Merwan, engineer and who became the Air Marchal of India, was born.