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Historical Event on 6/8/1968
Madhuri Mani Iyyer, famous singer of Karnatak Gharana, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/11/1689 | Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan. |
| 7/4/2000 | Volvo's Environmental Prize went to Prof. Amulya K. N. Reddy of India and three others for their work on ''How the world's energy resources can be made to suffice as the population grows''. |
| 8/20/1986 | A restructured 20-point programme announced. |
| 7/26/1993 | Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 1/18/1995 | Kumble takes 16-99 in a match for Karnataka vs Kerala. |
| 12/8/1980 | Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi. |
| 5/19/1975 | Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune. |
| 8/2/1953 | Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan. |
| 9/6/1999 | Vyjayanthimala Bali, former Congress (I) MP, joins the BJP. |
| 11/5/1956 | University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC. |
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