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Historical Event on 5/6/1946

Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/4/1941National Seva Dal was established.
3/17/1882Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern Marathi language, passed away.
11/15/1913Ravindranath Tagore (1861-1941), received the message that he was awarded with Noble Prize in literature for his collection of poems ""Gitanjali"" . He was the first Indian to be awarded with Nobel Prize. (13 or 15)
4/20/1887Padmabhushan Jemini Roy, famous painter, was born.
4/20/1887Radiya Sultan, first lady ruler of Delhi throne, passed away in a battle.
2/2/1956The president inaugurated the Bhoodan padyatra led by Dr. Sushila Nayar.
9/1/1998Leaded petrol is banned in Delhi.
6/6/1997New economic grouping BIST-EC (Bangladesh-India-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation forum) comes into being.
3/18/1998A.B. Vajpayee, the Prime Minister-designate, releases the 'national agenda for governance' in New Delhi. It is silent on the Ram temple issue, scrapping of Article 370 and a uniform civil code.
11/5/1997Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.