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Historical Event on 6/1/1944

M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1984India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged.
6/9/1957General Election ( 2nd) of India ends.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
5/29/1965Indian Everest team sets a world record by climbing the Everest for the fourth time.
10/5/1990Parliament passed the 76th Amendment Bill to extend President's rule in Punjab for another six months from November 10, 1990.
3/21/1992India's second submarine 'Shankul' joined Navy.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
9/23/1999India rejects Pakistan's proposal for an international conference on arms control.