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Historical Event on 05/06/1589
Mian Tansen, a prominent figure of North Indian (Hindustani) classical music and famous singer of Akbar's court, died at Gwalior. Tansen is remembered for his epic Dhrupad compositions, creating several new ragas, as well as for writing two classic books on music Sri Ganesh Stotra and Sangita Sara.
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| 12/14/1946 | Sanjay Gandhi, youth Congress leader, was born in New Delhi. |
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| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
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| 1/27/1926 | Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born. |
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