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Historical Event on 6/10/1832
Edwin Arnold, English writer (Light of India), was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/10/1832 | Akbar, great Mughal Emperor, won Kabul. |
| 2/24/1957 | General Election ( 2nd) of India begins. |
| 2/5/1981 | Kuda Bux, great Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), passed away at 75. |
| 10/19/1925 | B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born. |
| 5/28/1966 | B. S. Chawla was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 21-02-1973. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 2/21/1952 | General Election ( 1st) of India ends. |
| 2/12/1990 | Assembly election in Manipur. |
| 3/21/1997 | Geet Sethi regains Gold Flake Open billiards in Chennai. |
| 10/3/1907 | Mansukhlal Maganlal Zaveri, famous Gujrati poet and critic, was born. |
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