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Historical Event on 4/6/2000
The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/17/1601 | Akbar, after eight month's siege, entered Asirgarh one of the strongest forts in India. |
| 5/31/1995 | Statute Bill, a constitutional amendment bill, introduced in Lok Sabha to extend reservation in jobs and in promotion for SCs and STs. |
| 1/1/1891 | Sampurnanand, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, was born. |
| 6/25/1994 | Bombay's former underworld don Haji Masthan Mirza passed away. |
| 4/9/1999 | K. Sasikiran won the National 'A' chess title with a round to spare in Nagpur. |
| 4/20/1989 | R. S. Pathak, Chief Justice of India, elected to the World Court. |
| 8/18/1923 | Sadashiv ""Sadu"" Ganpatrao Shinde, cricketer (Indian leg-spinner during the late 1940's and early 1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/21/1963 | Acharaya Shivpujan Sahai, famous Hindi writer, poet and novelist, died. He was editor of Hindi journals like ""Marwari Sudhar"", ""Samanwaya"", ""Adarsh"" etc. He wrote 400 short stories and 67 biographies. His novel ""Dehati Dunia"" is acclaimed as first regional novel in Hindi. |
| 1/21/1963 | Francisco de Almeida, Viceroy of Protuguese India, passed away in a battle. |
| 1/21/1963 | Firuz Shah captured the throne of Delhi and Sultan Jalal'ud-din Khalji called himself. |
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