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Historical Event on 5/6/1948

India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
8/8/1948Dr. Yellapragada Subbarow, saintly scientist and nobel prize winner, passed away at Pearl River, New York.
11/18/1772Madhav Rao Peshwa (the 4th peshwa ruler) died at the age of 28. Narayanrao succeeded him.
8/12/1946Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government.
8/12/1946Maharana Pratap, great revolutionary, soldier and freedom fighter, was born.
5/3/1764Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India.
2/20/1997RBI relaxes capital adequacy norms for commercial banks.
3/1/1909First Indian Iron Company 'Tata Iron and Steel' established.
3/3/1996Haryana govt. bans liquor vends and bars in rural areas.
6/12/1970Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.