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Historical Event on 1/6/1953

Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/19/1974Udham Singh's, revolutionary, ashes brought to Delhi from London.
6/27/1894Chhaganbapa (Chhaganlal Karamshi Parekh), great social worker, was born.
11/19/1877Jatindranath Benarjee, revolutionary of Indian freedom movement, was born.
5/6/1944Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
7/18/1993Rail, road traffic disrupted.
7/17/1935Dr. Ram Babu Gupta, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1986-89, was born at Delhi.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
1/8/1994Kamkothi Parmacharya Shri Chandrashekhar Saraswati, 68th Shankaracharya of Kanchi maat and Indian Saint, passed away at the the of 99.