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Historical Event on 6/8/1915

P.C.Kuttikrishnan 'Urub', Malyalam story writer and novelist, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1966Punjab High Court was renamed as Punjab & Haryana High Court. This court was established in Chandigarh for Punjab, Haryana & Chandigarh territory.
11/1/1949Thomason Collage at Roorkee, Uttar Pradesh, was raised to the status of an Engineering University - the first of its kind in India.
3/24/1855First long distance telegram message was opened between Agra and Calcutta at a distance of 1,300 km.
2/3/1916Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of Madan Mohan Malaviya.
5/28/1963Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India).
3/25/1931Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi matyred in Hindu-Muslim riot at Kanpur. He was also the Editor of weekly 'Pratap'.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
11/23/1999Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar.
5/1/1996P. Shiv Shanker, Kerala Governor, resigns in view of the ongoing CBI investigation against him in the hawala case.
6/20/1985The Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian decoration, was presented to Mother Teresa by President Ronald Reagan.