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Historical Event on 6/1/1916

Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/31/1896Dattatray Ramchandra Bendre, Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Award winner and Kannad poet, was born.
7/31/1948State Transport Corporation was established in Calcutta.
8/1/1993Dr. K. N. Raju, a Nilakantan protegee, assumes office as NAL's fourth Director.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
12/3/1970Rajendra Agriculture University established at Bihar.
11/15/1911First meeting of the governing body of the Indian Research Fund Association (IRFA) was held at the Plague Laboratory, Bombay, under the Chairmanship of Sir Harcourt Butler.
10/13/1911Sister Nivedita, follower of Vivekanand, died.
2/21/1993Naxals free Andhra Pradesh Congress (I) MLA P.Balaraju and a govt. official after 22 days in captivity.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
4/17/1675Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj attacked the Fonda fort and won Karwar.