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Historical Event on 6/4/1947
Dharmanand Damodar Kosambi, internationally famous Pandit of Buddhism, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/22/1961 | Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento. |
| 12/17/1830 | Simon Bolivar, great dynamic leader and social reformer, died. |
| 1/15/1958 | Tamil becomes the official language of Madras. |
| 6/8/1915 | Geeta Rahasya', written by Lokmanya Tilak, published. |
| 6/8/1915 | Savtamali, famous saint, attains 'samadhee'. |
| 12/7/1999 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, rejects the Opposition demand for resignation of three Central Ministers L. K. Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi and Uma Bharati in the Ayodhya case. |
| 10/20/1919 | Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. |
| 6/12/1990 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1D) launched. This is an operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was launched by US Delta launch vehicle, Kennedy Space Centre in Florida, USA. |
| 1/3/1912 | Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 3/24/1944 | Manmohan Singh, famous economist and Finance Minister of India, was born. |
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