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Historical Event on 1/6/1959
Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's finest all-rounder 1978-94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/2000 | Jharkhand, the 28th State of the Indian Union, comes into being and the new Governor, Prabhat Kumar, and the Chief Minister, Babulal Marandi, take office. |
| 2/18/1983 | Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results. |
| 3/14/1967 | Vijay Yadav, cricketer (Indian wicket-keeper between More & Mongia), was born in Gonda. |
| 3/14/1967 | Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat. |
| 3/25/1898 | Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple. |
| 8/17/1848 | Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born. |
| 9/24/1999 | India's Krishnan Sasikiran and China's Wang Yu bagged the boys' and girl's titles respectively in the Asian Junior Chess championship in Vung Tau City, Vietnam. |
| 4/3/1994 | B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa. |
| 3/7/1994 | India and Iran sign three MoU in Tehran. |
| 2/21/1993 | Naxals free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P.Balaraju and a govt. official after 22 days in captivity. |
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