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Historical Event on 6/5/1966
Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/3/1979 | Dhyan Chand, famous master of Hockey and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 1/1/1988 | On the Christan New Year Day, Maharashtra became the first state to launch a public campaign against smoking. |
| 2/18/1998 | C. Subramaniam, former Maharashtra Governor, is awarded Bharat Ratna. |
| 2/23/1993 | Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award. |
| 12/22/1945 | Shridhar Balkrishna Kulkarni (Pathe Bapurao), famous poet known for instant poetry and Marathi folk song writer, died. |
| 5/3/1936 | Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], famous singer, was born in Madras, India. |
| 9/16/1929 | Yerramilli Janardan Rao, educationist, was born at Tanuku, (W. Godavari). |
| 3/11/1993 | Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor. |
| 5/18/1972 | Kokan Krishi (Agriculture) University was established. |
| 8/20/1996 | India defeat Pakistan in Under-15 World Challenge Final at Lord's, England. |
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