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Historical Event on 6/1/1955

India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1978The Lok Sabha expels Indira Gandhi from the House and sentences her to imprisonment for a term lasting its prorogation. She was released from jail on December 26.
5/26/1885Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
2/21/1990The Bombay Sappers join the club of the select few, who received colours from the President of India (21-2-90).
9/3/1995Ram Jethmalani (lawyer and MP) launches a new party, Bharatiya Lok Panchayat, to rid the country of its evils.
4/12/1801Ranjit Singh proclaimed himself Maharaja of Punjab.
7/23/1990Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Prime Minister and Gorbachev sign joint declaration committing their countries to building a nuclear-free and non-violent world in the first Indian-Soviet summit in the post-Gorbachev Soviet Union in Moscow.
5/16/1994Phani Mujumdar, veteran film producer and director, passed away.
11/19/1998Shruti Khanna won her Maiden title on Indian soil in the Northern India Ladies Championship at the Delhi Golf Course.
10/19/1905Prince and Princess of Wales leave on an official visit to India at London.