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Historical Event on 6/6/1891

Vanktesh Iyengar Masti, famous Kannad poet, story writer, novelist, playwright and critic, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/19/1976Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi.
6/6/1947Gandhiji writes to Mountbatten, with Pakistan conceded, to persuade Jinnah to amicable settle all outstanding points with Congress.
9/22/1970Bandopadhyay Shardendu, modern Bengali poet, died.
6/9/1994Yogi Dhirendra Bhramachari, [controversial Flying Swami], hindu saint, died in an air crash near Jammu. He was 70.
8/12/1952Social Welfare Board inaugurated in the Parliament.
11/14/1998Prominent Indian Government and private entities are targeted in the Clinton Administration Entities List. American Companies are barred from trading with the listed companies.
11/15/1999Notorious criminal Surendra alias Dolatpuri is shot dead in a police encounter at Khatavli, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh.
2/14/1891Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam.
1/26/1997Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.
1/9/1915Gandhiji reached Bombay on his return from South Africa. He became a member of the Indian National Congress. He was awarded Kaiseri-e-Hind Gold Medal for Ambulance service on Jan, 11.