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Historical Event on 6/1/1786
Madras General Post Office started functioning.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/23/1976 | Gautam Buddha's lost city of Kapilavastu was found in an excavation. |
| 6/24/1991 | K. Karunakaran ministry assumes power in Kerala. |
| 8/4/1956 | Apsara, India's first large scale Atomic Energy Nuclear Reactor and first in the East World, was commissioned in Trombay, Bombay. |
| 3/31/1871 | Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, freedom fighter and loyal Congress leader 'Lion of Karnataka', was born. |
| 3/30/1908 | Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born. |
| 9/3/1916 | Annie Besant started 'Home Rule' movement. |
| 2/18/1911 | World' s first official airmail flight service with 6,500 letters and post cards was made between Bamrauli to Naini (Allahabad) on February 18, 1911. |
| 1/2/1987 | Dr. Harekrushna Mahtab, great industrialist, leader and former Chief Minister of Orissa, died. |
| 5/18/1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
| 3/21/1994 | Pakistan blocks access to Indian consulate in Karachi. |
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