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Historical Event on 6/1/1947

Balbhimraj Gore, litterateur and Hindi critic, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/31/1988Treaty signed between India and Pakistan for not to target nuclear sites of each other.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
9/6/1995Salil Chaudhary, famous music director in Hindi film industry, passed away.
2/13/1879Sarojini Naidu ""Nightingale of India"", was born at Hyderabad. She was the first Governor of Uttar Pradesh. She also holds a place of pride among the women freedom fighters of India. She presided over the Kanpur session of Indian National Congress and took active part in Salt Satyagraha and represented Indian women in Round Table Conference, London, 1931.
3/31/1867Prarthana Samaj was established by Ranade, Bhandarkar and others at Mumbai in 1864.
10/5/1868Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.
5/25/1941Sagarmal Gopa, a devoted patriot and freedom fighter, was arrested in Jaisalmer. He wrote two books ""Jaisalmer Rajya ka Gunda Shasan"" and ""Raghunath Singh Ka Mukadma"" for which he was prohibited to enter in Jaisalmer.
12/10/1979Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace prize.
1/16/1995India and USA form new trade framework called Indo-US Commercial Alliance and signs contracts worth $ 1.4 b.
11/23/1990Madhavrao Ganesh (Balasaheb Dixit), founder of daily news paper ""Turun Bharat"", passed away.