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Historical Event on 5/6/1993

Violence in Orissa state secretariat, CM manhandled.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1924Ramabai Ranade, social reformer, passed away. She played a major role in the upliftment of women in India and founded Sevasadan in Bombay, a hostel for the ladies.
4/5/1949Indian Boy Scout and Girl Guide were established and renamed as Bharat Scouts and Guides.
12/22/1928An Alpine Romance', a 709 feet long sound film produced by Universal Picture Corporation, America, was the first sound film censored at Bombay on December 22. The other sound films censored on the same day were 'The Brox Sisters' and 'Bailey and Barnum.'
4/29/1979Raja Mahendra Pratap, great revolutionary freedom fighter, passed away in New Delhi at the age of 93.
4/29/1979Mahaprabhu Sri Chaitanya Devji alias Gaurang, Vishwambhar Mishra, Vaishnav Saint of Bengal, was born at Nabadwip in Bengal.
11/20/1989Hirabai Barodekar, famous singer of ""Kirana Gharana"", passed away.
5/2/1930Riots break out in Amritsar.
10/30/1966First meeting of the Shiv Sena at Shivaji Park.
7/27/1941Japanese forces land in Indo-China.
3/31/1997Forex reserves touch a record $ 22.36 billions.