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Historical Event on 6/1/1944

Liladhar Jagudi, well known Hindi poet, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
12/29/1996Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.
2/21/1991Opposition boycotts the President's address as a protest against the dismissal of Tamil Nadu government.
8/29/1959India sends troops to Tibet border to block the Chinese.
8/27/1958Metric system of weights and measures introduced.
12/16/1999India agrees to Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) by the IMF.
7/24/1999Om Prakash Chautala is sworn in the Chief Minister of Haryana, and will seek trust vote on July 27.
5/25/1961Woorkeri Venkar Raman, left-hand batsman and slow-spin bowler, was born in Madras.
4/4/1932Rameshchandra Gangaram Nadkarni alias ""Bapu Nadkarni"", cricketer (economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68), was born in Nasik, Maharashtra.
10/2/1944Gandhiji was presented a purse of Rs 110 lakhs (£ 8,25,000) for Kasturba Memorial on his 75th birthday.