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Historical Event on 1/6/1972

America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1995Morarji Ranchhodji Desai, first non-Congress Prime Minister of India (1977-79) and Chief Minister of Bombay, passed away at the age of 99. He was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
12/15/1995Rajya Sabha approves extension of President's rule in J & K for a further period of 6 months and also passes Government resolution approving imposition of President's rule in UP.
1/30/1903Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta.
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.
11/16/198966 out of 71 trapped miners at Raniganj rescued.
6/9/1998The rupee plunges to an all-time low of Rs. 42.23/25 against the dollar.
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
6/4/1947Hindi daily 'Nai Duniya' started publication at Indore, Madhya Pradesh.
9/15/1876Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district.