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Historical Event on 6/5/1994

Shakti Singh at Bangalore sets record for DT in 61.72.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
8/7/1990Union Cabinet approves setting up of Indian Broadcasting (Programme) Service.
4/26/1992Gyanapith award winner Prof. V.K.Gokak (82) passes away.
12/1/1966Nagaland becomes a state of the Indian Union.
7/14/1946India grants Siam a 20 year, 3 mil. credit to increase export of Siamese rice.
2/5/1992Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar.
6/1/1964Nava Paisa, established in 1947, was renamed as 'Paisa'.
11/21/1971Rebellion in East Pakistan (formerly Bengal). Ten million Bengalis flee to India. Indo-Pak border clashes escalate to war. India defeats West Pakistan. E. Pakistan becomes independent Bangladesh.
8/4/1845Pherozeshah Mehta, who published the first Hindi newspaper and one of the founders of Indian National Congress, was born in Bombay.
3/2/1957Central Warehouse Corporation established.