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Historical Event on 5/6/1948

India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/5/1930Mahatma Gandhi reached Dandi, a small costal village in Gujarat, after travelling 385 kms with 78 followers to break the recently imposed ""Salt Law"". This event is known as 'Dandi March' and was started from Sabarmati Ashram near Ahmedabad.
11/7/1907Murlidhar Shankar Deshpande, journalist and social worker, was born at Kadanachi Girvi Phaltan, Maharashtra.
11/21/1914Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka.
11/13/1922Mahadev Sadashivrao Ande, freedom fighter and political leader, was born.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
1/16/1920Nani Palkhiwala, famous law expert, was born.
8/1/1879Achyut Balwant Kolhatkar, famous litterateur and journalist, was born.
7/21/1975Hindi Post Guards was established by Government.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.