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Historical Event on 6/10/1890

Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1932Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc.
3/23/1913Indian Muslim Conference passes resolution demanding immediate self-government.
7/20/1969M. Hidayatullah became the first acting President of India.
9/14/1919Nyalchand Shah, bowled 64-33-97-3 in the Test between India vs Pakistan, was born at Dhragandhara in Gujarat.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
10/22/1908John Sutton, actor (Tower of London, Return of Fly), was born in Rawalpindi, India.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
2/5/1924Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.
10/9/1931Air Force was established.
6/23/1757The Battle of Plassey started between Robert Clive, incharge of British army, and Nawab of Bengal, Siraj -Ud -Daula. In this battle Robert Clive won control of Bengal.