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Historical Event on 8/6/1933

Kripal Singh Govindsingh, Amritsar, India, 100* on debut v NZ 1959, was born at Madras.

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6/23/1985Air India Jumbo Jet Boeing 747 'Kanishka' which was travelling to Mumbai from Montreal crashed into the Atlantic Ocean after explosion near Ireland. 329 people on board died.
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3/17/1957New Central Cabinet under J. L. Nehru sworn in.
12/19/1952Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city.
9/16/1954The Lok Sabha adopted a clause in the Special Marriage Bill providing for divorce by consent.
7/9/1755E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
6/1/1992S.K. Datta became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/93).
3/16/1992Satyajit Ray, veteran film producer and director, was presented the honorary Oscar by a three-member Oscar committee at a Calcutta nursing home.
5/13/1998India carries out two more nuclear tests at Pokharan in Rajasthan.