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Historical Event on 6/6/1903

Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
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6/23/1987D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991.
4/8/1674Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj honoured Hansaji Mohite with the degree of 'Hambirrao' and appointed him as Chief General of his Army.
10/1/1959Hon'ble Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 31/01/1964.
6/17/1950Syed Wazir Ali, cricketer (7 Tests for India), passed away.
7/25/1997Kocheril Raman Narayanan (K. R. Narayanan) became the 10th President of India.
8/10/1860Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, the great architect of the renaissance of Hindustani music and who played a vital role in giving re-birth to North Indian classical music, was born at Balukeshwar, Maharashtra.
7/5/1905Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal.
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