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Historical Event on 1/6/1953
Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/23/1919 | Lord Curzon, ex-Viceroy of India, takes over as Former Secretary from Tory leader Arthur Balfour in London |
| 8/1/1997 | Viswanathan Anand wins the Credit Suisse Masters chess tournament in Beil. |
| 3/22/1996 | Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God'). |
| 11/12/1997 | India elected to executive board of UNESCO. |
| 5/1/1913 | Balraj Sahani, famous film actor, was born. |
| 2/7/1997 | Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt of court and sentenced to simple imprisonment of one week and a fine of Rs. 2000 by Nagpur bench of Mumbai HC for his statement that ''a judge had demanded a bribe of Rs. 35 lakhs for favouring a litigant''. |
| 10/16/1922 | M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 10/22/1983 | The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years. |
| 4/5/1989 | Pannalal Patel, great Gujrati litterateur, died. |
| 9/18/1967 | English was adopted the official language of Nagaland . |
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