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Historical Event on 5/6/1946

Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1947Abdul Bari, labour leader, passed away.
5/3/1969Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
9/4/1993New Bank of India merged with Punjab National Bank.
10/24/1934Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics.
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
9/28/1837Bahadur Shah-II ascended the throne and became the emperor of Delhi at the age of 62 following the death of his father Akbar Shah-II.
5/25/1961Woorkeri Venkar Raman, left-hand batsman and slow-spin bowler, was born in Madras.
3/31/1997The Bombay Stock Exchange crashes by 300 points.
6/5/1992Hindi weelky of Indian Express Group 'Screen' published.