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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).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/6/1946 | P. S. Shivswami Iyyer, great politician and administrator, passed away. |
| 4/20/1914 | Gopinath Mahanti, famous Oriya novelist and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born. |
| 4/20/1914 | Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects. |
| 10/5/1999 | India decides not to attend the special meet on CTBT. |
| 11/15/2000 | Congress(I) gives a thumping mandate to Sonia Gandhi. |
| 1/3/1997 | Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds. |
| 6/1/1944 | Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away. |
| 3/22/1957 | National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian. |
| 6/12/1897 | Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll). |
| 12/11/1990 | T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission. |
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