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Historical Event on 05/06/1589
Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.

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5/11/1985	Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
12/28/1983	Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
3/6/1961	India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
5/4/1960	Washington, Ike signs wheat pact with India for largest U.S. food sale.
2/16/1982	Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
3/4/1879	Bethune' College of Calcutta was established as the pioneer of women s college education in India.
10/31/1966	Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
2/11/1997	A New Delhi district consumer court holds that provision of drinking water aboard trains is a necessity and it is the duty of the railways to provide it to passengers in reserved compartments.
4/12/1992	The 350-tonne Buddha statue salvaged from the Hussain Sagar where it had sunk in 1990.
6/6/1935	Harry Crews, great US writer and actor (Indian Runner), was born.

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