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Historical Event on 6/5/1879

Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Labour Union Movement in India, was born at Goregaon in the Kolaba district, Maharashtra.

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7/25/1992Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma sworn in as the ninth President of India. He remain in this office from July 25, 1992 to July 25, 1997.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
8/18/1907Madam Bhikaji Cama, addressed the International Socialist Congress at Stuttgart, Germany.
4/3/1984Sikh terrorists kill a member of Parliament in his home in New Delhi.
7/5/1917'Hindumashinary Society' was established by Gajanan Bhaskar Vaidya.
10/1/1854Postal stamp introduced in India. These lithographed stamps were of denominations of half anna and one anna. These stamps bore the Head of Queen Victoria with India at top and value at bottom. The half anna stamp was printed between May 5 to July 29 and printing of one anna stamp commenced on July 26.
1/22/1992Government raises Suzuki share in Maruti to 50 per cent making it the first public sector company to go private.