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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 |
| 2/8/1912 | Girishchandra Ghosh, famous Bengali actor and dramatist, passed away. |
| 6/20/1897 | Ratnakant Barkakti, famous Assamia poet, was born. |
| 1/1/1973 | Indian General Insurance Corporation nationalised. |
| 8/15/1947 | Paramveer Chakra, Mahaveer Chakra, Veer Chakra instituted as 'Awards for Gallantry'. |
| 9/20/1996 | Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 4/2/1994 | Governor Bhanu Prakash Singh dismisses Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa. |
| 12/31/1961 | 99 Infantry Brigade Group, under Brigadier K S Raja, launched operations in Katanga province and regained full control of Katanga amidst stiff resistance offered by a break away faction (Katangese gendarmerie). |
| 6/21/1997 | Sethi claims sixth National billiards crown in Bangalore. |
| 1/1/1944 | Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Builder of Rashtrapati Bhavan and England's most outstanding architect of his time, died. |
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