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Historical Event on 6/4/1989

Melville de Mellow, Eminent broadcaster, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1946Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India.
3/3/2000Nitish Kumar, Samata Party leader, sworn in Bihar Chief Minister. Governor V.C. Pande's decision evokes widespread criticism.
12/30/1879Shri Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950), modern Hindu Advaita renaissance saint of Maharshi Research Institute, philosopher and yogi, was born in Tiruchuzhi near Madurai in Tamil Nadu.
8/27/1952Vigyan Mandir inaugurated at Nazafgarh Road, New Delhi.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
6/25/1993Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam.
1/10/1959Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
3/17/1989Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, president of Lok Dal (B) and former Union Minister, passed away.
12/31/1929At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc.
9/24/1938Piloo Dara Reporter, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-87, was born in Mumbai. He was the first ever test umpire to be invited in a foreign country along with V. K. Ramaswamy also of India.