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Historical Event on 6/1/1997
New postal rates effective; post card-25 p, inland letter-Re.1, envelope-Rs.2 and Registration-Rs.10.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/7/1999 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, appeals to the United States to name Pakistan as a terrorist state. |
| 5/13/2000 | The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. |
| 6/3/1930 | George John Fernandes, social reformer and politician, was born in Mangalore (Karnataka). |
| 2/5/1992 | D.D. Lapang takes over as the new CM of Meghalaya. |
| 6/3/1890 | Baburao Painter (Baburao Krishnaji Meshri), famous painter, sculptor, film producer and director, was born. |
| 2/16/1994 | Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar. |
| 3/29/1939 | Hanumant Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India-century on debut), was born in Banswara. |
| 10/29/1851 | British Indian Association was established in Bengal with Radha Kanta Dev as president and Devendranath Tagore as the Secretary. |
| 9/16/1977 | Kesarbai Kerkar, famous classical singer, died in Bombay. |
| 9/16/1967 | Tibetan, Indian and Chinese troops engage in fighting at Natu La pass on the Tibet-Sikkim border. |
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