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Historical Event on 1/6/1979

Rohini-200, first monsoon experimental rocket, launched from Thumba.

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2/1/2000The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments.
9/14/1774Bentik, first Governor General of India, was born.
5/22/1927M. S. Shivsankaraiyah, cricket test umpire for 3 tests from 1974-77, was born at Andhra Pradesh.
7/3/1908Bal Gangadhar Tilak was arrested as a traitor by the Britishers.
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7/6/1837Ramkrishna Gopal Bhandarkar, a reputed oriental scholar and famous Indian Scientist, was born in Malvan in Ratnagiri district. He was a social reformer and an active member of Prathana Samaj of Bombay.
12/3/1992Indian, UN Operations in Mozambique begins (ONUMOZ - Dec 92 to Oct 94)
2/23/1993Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award.
8/28/1896Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, great musician and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Chembai in Kerala.
5/1/1972All fuel coal mines were nationalised.