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Historical Event on 8/6/1905

Chittaranjan Das ""Desh Bandhu"", freedom fighter and advocate, started an organisation named ""Swadeshi Mandali"". He also founded magazine named Narayana in 1914 and a Bengali weekly in 1922 and the daily 'Forward'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
4/2/1702Balaji Vishwanath Bhat, first Peshwa, passed away.
12/9/1873Lord Northbrook, Viceroy and Governor General of India laid the foundation stone of the building.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
8/17/1985Rajiv Gandhi announces Punjab state elections in India.
3/25/1898Swami Vivekanand accepted Sister Nivedita as his disciple.
8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.
12/24/1997Congress(I) splits in Bihar with Dr. Jagannath Mishra and Ram Lakhan Singh Yadav floating iits regional outfit, ""Bihar Jan Congress
3/22/2000P. Shanmugham sworn in Chief Minister of Pondicherry.
7/11/1957Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.