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Historical Event on 6/4/1926
Dalai Lama introduces a tax on ears for Tibetans to equip the army. Those with only one ear will pay half the tax.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1975 | Prannath Thapar, former Chief of Army, died. |
| 5/9/1993 | S. Mulgaokar, 82, journalist, passed away. |
| 8/15/1950 | Earthquake measuring 8.6 on Richter Scale hits Assam in north eastern India claiming 11,000 lives. |
| 6/26/1992 | The Tin Bigha corridor leased to Bangladesh as per the Indo-Bangladesh agreement. |
| 1/6/1979 | Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba. |
| 11/5/1927 | Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India, met Gandhiji, S.Shriniwas Iyengar and M.A. Ansari Congress leaders at New Delhi. |
| 1/1/1995 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Tolerance"". |
| 2/7/1992 | Shalki', the first submarine designed in India, joined Indian Navy. |
| 6/23/1911 | King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. |
| 9/1/1798 | England signs treaty with Nizam of Hyderabad, India. |
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