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Historical Event on 6/5/1980
Manipur University was established.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/23/1661 | Princess Catherine of Portugal wed King of England Charles II. Portugal gave island of Mumbai to England as present. The British got Bombay as dowry from Portugal. |
| 6/17/1973 | Leander Vece Paes, tennis player who singles bronze at Atlanta Olympics (1996), was born. He was also a winner of French Open in 1999, Gold Flake Open, Newport 1998, Wimbledon 1999 (doubles and mixed doubles). |
| 10/9/1987 | Official Languages Rules, 1976 amended. |
| 5/2/1968 | Lok Sabha passed the Public Providend Fund Act. |
| 4/5/1614 | Indian princess Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe. |
| 12/16/1770 | Ludwig Van Beethoven, greatest musician, poet and innovator, was born. |
| 9/14/1949 | Hindi declared the national language by the Constituent Assembly after a three-day debate. |
| 3/17/1985 | Dattu Phadkar, cricketer (Indian all-rounder, 31 Tests 1947-58), passed away. |
| 10/29/1920 | Jamia Milliya Islamia was founded by Dr. Jakir Husain and his collegues at Aligarh. 'Khilafat' and the Non- Cooperation Movement were an integral part of policy animating. |
| 4/10/1880 | C.Y. Chintamani, renowned journalist, was born. |
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