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Historical Event on 6/5/1966
Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/14/1969 | Bishen Bedi takes 7-98 (career-best) v Australia at Calcutta. |
| 4/8/1953 | Walchand Hirachand, great Industrialist, passed away. |
| 9/7/1993 | India and China sign border peace accord. |
| 10/12/1860 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73. |
| 8/18/1957 | Tilak Raj was appointed the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed his office for four years till 6th September, 1961. |
| 4/5/1663 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked Shahistekhan at Pune. |
| 12/25/1994 | Giani Zail Singh, former President of India, died in Chandigarh at the age of 78. |
| 8/7/1934 | Gandhi begins a fast for penance following the violent treatment of a Hindu leader by some of his followers. |
| 9/7/1931 | Meena Mangeshkar, famous playback singer, was born. |
| 9/27/1972 | Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, passed away at the age of 80 at Bangalore. |
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