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Historical Event on 6/1/1959
N.G. Ranga resigned from the Indian National Congress and took up the leadership of the newly formed Swatantra Party.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/15/1901 | Guru Hanuman was born at Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan. He was the pioneer and contributor of wrestling in India. He was bestowed with the Padamshri in 1983. His pupil Satpal and Kartar Singh won Gold Medals in Asian Games. |
| 8/5/1905 | Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born. |
| 2/4/1953 | Indo-Pak talk on Kashmir opened under Dr. Graham in Geneva. |
| 7/16/1993 | Russia cancels cryogenic rocket deal with India. |
| 12/20/1993 | Jaichandran Nair, Colonel Neelkantan, died. |
| 4/3/1978 | Pandit Hridaynath Kunzru, social reformer, politician, passed away. He contributed greatly to public life, fighting against caste system, untouchability etc. He was closely affiliated to the 'Servants of India Society' with Ghokhaleji. He even declined to accept the ""Bharat Ratna"" award conferred on him. |
| 5/1/1964 | Ravishankar University was established at Raipur in Madhya Pradesh. |
| 12/12/1930 | Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods. |
| 2/2/1949 | Press Trust of India' was established. |
| 6/5/1992 | Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published. |
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