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Historical Event on 6/1/1916

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1908Shreyansprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
6/20/1921Tilak University was established.
10/21/1995Suresh Mehta, Finance Minister in the outgoing Keshubhai Patel ministry, sworn in as the second BJP CM of Gujarat in Gandhinagar, ending the month-long political turmoil.
6/1/1996Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away.
12/27/1931150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).
11/15/1937Jayshankar Prasad, famous Hindi writer, died. His works include the epic (mahakavya) ""Kamayanee"" and plays ""Chandra Gupt"" and ""Ska
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
4/2/1980S. S. Grewal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-04-1981.