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Historical Event on 1/6/1989

Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed for the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/22/1901Queen Victoria (1819-1901) passed away at Osborne House, Isle of Wight, South England, after a brief illness. She had been throned for almost 64 years, which is the longest reign in British history. She had given her name to an age ""Victorian Britain"".
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
1/24/1857Sultan Ghiyasu'd-din Tughluq Shah, emperor of Delhi, passed away.
6/3/1977K. Brahmananda Reddi elected President of the Indian National Congress.
8/4/1923Nagpur University started working.
7/11/1832British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.
10/31/1999Efforts to restore rail and telecom links on a war footing.
4/11/1999Chetan Baboor and Poulomi Ghatak won the men's and women's titles resp. in the India Cup table tennis in Mumbai.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.
9/25/1985Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.