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Historical Event on 6/1/1930

First Indian luxurious fast train 'Deccan Queen' started from Victoria Terminus (CST) to Pune.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/31/1984Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989.
5/7/1994Ustad Jahiruddin Dagar Nasir, famous classical singer of Dhrupad-Dhamar, passed away at the age of 62 in Bareilly.
10/6/1999Sonia Gandhi, Congress(I) president, won the Bellary Lok Sabha seat defeating her BJP rival Sushma Swaraj by a margin of 56,100 votes.
10/6/1858Nanasaheb Peshwa, a revolutionary of first mutiny, died.
11/25/1995The four-states of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh proposes trade bloc for western States (Western Regional Cooperation).
5/21/1990PM V. P. Singh clears the Rs. 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar Project over the river Narmada.
11/10/1989Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.
2/25/1760Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765.
10/10/1844Badruddin Taibjee, lawyer and leader, was born.
7/9/1969India accepted 'Royal Bengal Tiger' as its National Animal, as recommended by the Indian Wild life Board. This Tiger is also known as the majestic tiger - panthere tigris (Linnaeus).