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Historical Event on 7/6/1986
Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, passed away. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communication Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70), Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record.(5-4-91).
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| 12/10/1989 | Janardan Swami passed away. |
| 4/16/1991 | President's rule imposed in Haryana. |
| 1/28/1846 | British forcibly separate Kashmir from the Sikhs and sell it to the Maharaja of Jammu for 1,000,000 pounds after the Battle of Allwal. |
| 1/28/1846 | Vallabhacharya, founder of 'Pushthimarg Panth', was born. |
| 8/29/1998 | Prasar Bharti ordinance promulgated. |
| 6/23/1946 | Gandhiji advises Congress not to enter Interim Government, but only Constituent Assembly. |
| 7/1/1984 | Ravishankar Maharaj, freedom fighter and national leader of the country, died at the age of 101. |
| 1/30/1785 | Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born. |
| 12/28/1983 | Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29. |
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