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Historical Event on 8/6/1996

Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/21/1973Seth Govinddas, M.P. of Jabalpur, was honoured in the Central Hall of Parliament for completion of 50 years in Parliament, which was an unprecedented record.
3/16/1997Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar.
6/3/1844Balkrishna Bhatt, essay writer, critic and journalist in Hindi, was born.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
8/21/1879Jahangir Bemanji Petit, famous industrialist, was born.
7/15/1904Mogubai Kurdikar, veteran singer of 'Jaypur Gharana', was born.
6/1/1996H.D. Deve Gowda's 21-member Central cabinet sworn in.
7/10/1991C. G. Pandit, famous scientist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.
2/11/1944Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born.
5/4/1849Jyotirindranath Tagore, Bengali litterateur and poet, was born.