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Historical Event on 6/1/1930

Baba Adhav was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/10/1955India and Vietnam affirm the Panchsheel.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
11/9/1990JD expels Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel and UP CM Mulayam Singh Yadav from Legislative wings and primary membership of the party.
12/26/1991Militant Sikhs kill 55 & wound 70 in India.
5/18/1973A powerful underground explosion rocked India's desert of Rajasthan today, making India the sixth nation in history to set off a nuclear device. The blast, which took place at a depth of 330 feet, was in the range of 10-15 kilotons, smaller than the bomb exploded by the US at Nagasaki in World War II. India is signatory to the 1963 test ban treaty, and thus was prohibited from exploding the device on land or in the air. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi claimed the purpose of the test was peaceful and said 'such explosions may have their use in mining operations'.
10/26/1952Pakistan's first Test cricket win vs India. Fazal Mahmood took 12 wkts .
7/12/1909Vimal Rai, film producer and director, was born.
3/23/1994Last day of Test cricket for Kapil Dev.
4/18/1970Dr. Dharmendra of the Indian Council of Medical Research awarded the Damien-Duttan Award for outstanding work in leprosy.
11/7/1995India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).