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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.

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9/21/1857Bahadurshah Jafar - II surrendered against the British troops.
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2/25/1998Tendulkar's first first-class 204* for Mumbai vs Australia.
1/11/1996Canadian PM Jean Chretien visits New Delhi.
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12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
1/25/1999Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.