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Historical Event on 5/6/1952

Maria Montessori, pioneer in mordern education, who spent almost 10 years in India, died in Noordwijk aan Zee. The principles and techiques advocated by her are also applied to the education of handicapped children and adult education.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/14/1992S. A. Banerjee, cricketer who played one Test for India in 1948 without scoring any runs but took 5 wkts, died.
9/14/1992Allau'd-din Hasan Gangu alias Jafar Khan. The Muslim kingdom of Bahmani dynasty in the south as Sultan Allau'd-din Khalji. He renamed Gulbarga, his capital as 'Hasanabad'.
10/10/1937Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born.
4/15/1975India recognises the Sihanouk Government in Cambodia.
6/30/1834Congress creates Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
5/29/1953Mount Everest conquered by Edmund Hillary and Tensing Norgay.
12/30/1953The Untouchability (Offences) Bill published in the Gazette of India.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
8/16/1997Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam.
4/16/1992Arjun Singh, Pawar, Antony win CWC polls.