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Historical Event on 6/8/1968
Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/14/1891 | Stephen Smith, greatest pioneer of air borne mail, was born at Strawberry Hill, Shillong, Assam. |
| 4/7/1986 | Charles Sobhraj and his associate David Hall were nabbed at Mapusa in Goa. |
| 7/18/1857 | The Calcutta, Mumbai and Madras Universities were established. |
| 7/2/1926 | Ram Sewak Yadav, social reformer, politician and leader, was born in Tala Village, Uttar Pradesh. |
| 1/30/1903 | Lord Curzon opened the Imperial Library in in Metcalfe Hall at Calcutta. |
| 5/29/1906 | Terence Hanbury White, novelist (England Have My Bones), was born in Bombay. |
| 7/20/1680 | Chhatrapati Sambhaji was throne. |
| 9/23/1990 | World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups. |
| 12/28/1971 | Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar. |
| 10/10/1977 | 61 people died in an accident between a passenger train and a freight train at Naini. |
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