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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).

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12/28/1883Under the leadership of Surendra Nath Banerji, the political group of Bengal organised National Conference as ""Bharat Sabha"".
6/25/1993Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam.
3/1/1978Justice Y. Y. Chandrachud is sworn in as the Chief Justice of India.
11/15/1982S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died.
3/8/1999The President formally revokes the proclamation imposing Central rule in Bihar after this was decided by the Union Cabinet earlier in the day.
6/9/1992LDF wrests Narakal while the UDF retains the Tanur assembly seat in Kerala.
9/25/1928Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born.
8/6/1991Ramakrishna Hegde disqualified as MLA.
5/10/1982Karnataka Kranti Ranga led by Devaraj Urs comes into being.
1/16/1938Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, passed away.