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Historical Event on 5/6/1944

Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune.

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4/2/1996Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) party registered and recognised.
12/3/1882Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal.
12/5/1657Murad proclaimed himself Emperor of India.
9/25/1993Soli Sorabji, 63, nominated as Prosecutor of the International War Crimes Court by UN Secretary General.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
10/15/1997Arundhati Roy (37), Delhi-based author wins Britain's most prestigious literary award 'Booker Prize' for her novel "The God of Small Things'
1/25/1989Motilal Vora sworn in as CM of Madhya Pradesh.
10/19/1875The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic.
6/21/1940Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away.