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Historical Event on 6/5/1998

Ali Sardar Jafri, Urdu writer, is presented the Jnanpeeth award for 1997.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1882Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern Marathi language, passed away.
5/29/1952The Socialist Party and Krishak Mazdoor Praja Party decide to form a single parliamentary party.
1/1/1995N.D.Tiwari steps down as president of UP Congress committee.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
7/3/1838Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
8/29/1993Tamil refugees leave Madras for Sri Lanka apparently on their own free will.
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.
4/16/1930Rioting continues in India as British police fire on mob of 10,000.