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Historical Event on 6/7/1606

Guru Arjundev, fifth Guru of Sikhs, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/15/1997Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control.
7/3/1992Avinash Ganesh Mohadikar, journalist and former editor of magzine `Vyapar Udyog', passed away.
9/17/1998Rabri Devi, Chief Minister of Bihar, expands the Cabinet, inducting nine ministers, even as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (Soren) group formally withdraws support to her ministry.
9/27/1977Sanjiva Reddy was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Government revokes the external emergency promulgated on December 3, 1971.
7/24/1911Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, was born.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
6/22/1880Nilmoni Phukan, greatest social reformer, prolific writer of Assam, poet, editor, journalist and lawyer, was born at Dibrugarh, Assam.
4/25/1955Syed Mohammad Zamin Ali, great educationist, poet, editor, writer, professor and founder-member of the Hindustani Academy, passed away.
2/8/1971Indira Congress wins the mid-term elections for Lok Sabha. Indira Gandhi becomes PM.
12/25/1954Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died.