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Historical Event on 8/6/1996

Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/17/1994Chimanbhai Patel, chief minister of Gujrat, passed away at the age of 65 years.
3/28/1984Bhausaheb Ranade, famous freedom fighter, passed away.
7/15/1902Judge K. Subba Rao, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
10/17/1920Bhartiya Communist Party was formed at Tashkent with seven members including M.N. Roy, Birendra Chattopadhyay and Abani Mukherji.
3/18/1992Shreyanprasad Jain, famous philanthropist and industrialist, passed away.
12/24/1997Congress(I) splits in Bihar with Dr. Jagannath Mishra and Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav floating iits regional outfit, ""Bihar Jan Congress
2/21/1996Japanese encephalitis', caused by virus transmitted by mosquitoes, claims 21 lives in Kerala.
10/6/1997International Commodity Exchange Division of the India Pepper and Spice Trade Association in Kochi opened.
4/11/1964Communist Party of India was divided in two parts. Firstly known as Communist Party of India [CPI], its second fragmentation was named as Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. This division was on ideological differences at the international level.
1/9/1971Muslim leader Sheik Mohammed Abdullah was barred from returning to Kashmir.