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Historical Event on 11/6/1946
Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on ""Partial Fast"". Noakhali tour beg
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/29/1947 | Abolition of ""untouchability"". |
| 1/26/1960 | More medals for armed forces were instituted including the Vishisht Seva Medal (in the classes), Sainya Seva Medal, Videsh Seva Medal and Sena, Nao Sena and Vayu Sena Medals. |
| 3/28/1645 | Har Govind Singh, Sikh Guru, died. |
| 12/28/2000 | India, Russia sign their biggest yet defence deal for licensed production of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets worth $3 billion. |
| 5/12/1993 | Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away. |
| 8/15/1950 | Indian Constitution goes into effect. |
| 8/29/1994 | Tusharkanti Ghosh, world famous Indian journalist, passed away. |
| 8/9/1902 | King Edward VII was crowned the emperor of Great Britain at Westminster Abbey after the death of his mother Queen Victoria. Earlier, he had held a grand function in which nearly 4,56,000 invitees celebrated this royal feast. |
| 2/18/1983 | Violence between Hindu Tamils and Buddhist Singhalese in Sri Lanka marks beginning of Tamil rebellion by Tiger freedom fighters demanding an independent nation called Eelam. Prolonged civil war results. |
| 1/24/1976 | Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries. |
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