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Historical Event on 1/6/1842

4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul..

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/2000The Supreme Court stays the Karnataka High Court judgment quashing the State Government's Ashraya scheme for providing plots to the poor.
2/16/1993Dr. U.R. Ananta Murthy elected President of the Kendra Sahitya Academy.
12/16/1922Parvati Devi, orator, was arrested for delivering revolutionary speeches in meetings at Hapud and Merrut. She was the first Indian women to get two years long imprisionment during the freedom struggle.
6/23/1930The Simon Commission recommends a federal India and the separation of Burma at London.
4/12/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born.
8/27/1978Lord Mountbatten died in an explosion near Ireland.
7/11/1964M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel.
3/2/1996Tendulkar scores 137 for India vs Sri Lanka in Cricket World Cup, but India still lose the match.
9/26/1977Uday Shankar (Chowdhury), producer and director of dance-based film 'Kalpana', passed away. He was the elder brother of Pandit Ravishankar. His main achievement was the blending of the Indian classical style with the Western Ballet and various folk dances.
1/7/1858The hearing of the case began that was filed against the last Mughal Emperor Bahadhur Shah II for taking part in the first armed revolution against the British.