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Historical Event on 1/6/1987

Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1947On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories.
8/1/1920Bipin Chandra Pal opposed to the Non Co-operation Movement and retired from politics, but movement was approved by Congress.
5/17/1999Sonia Gandhi resigns as Congress president but the CWC(I) rejects it.
7/23/1956India celebrates the birth centenary of Bal Gangadhar ""Lokmanya"" Tilak.
7/30/1957Export Risk Insurance Corporation of India was established through which exporting materials were insured.
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
6/29/1893Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, physics, mathematics expert and founder of Indian Statistical Institute, was born at Calcutta.
11/16/2000The Government to reduce equity holding in nationalised banks from 51 per cent to 33 per cent.
12/20/1993India and Council of European Union sign a co-operation agreement in Brussels.
1/19/1995Goa Cong (I) government led by Pratap Singh Rane gets absolute majority when 4-members of MGP merged with Congress.