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Historical Event on 6/10/1957
Bhai Vir Singh, great Punjabi poet, novelist, social reformer, musician, humanitarian and Padma Bhushan awardee, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/26/1928 | R.S.Das, a law member of the Viceroy's council, died in Calcutta. |
| 5/25/1886 | Rash Behari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Palara Bighati village, West Bengal. |
| 3/11/1963 | Mahomed Nissar, 6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts @ 28.28, passed away. |
| 10/10/1964 | Gurbachan Singh Randhawa sets record for 110m Her. in 14.09s at Tokyo. |
| 10/6/1893 | Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source. |
| 7/1/1856 | In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles. |
| 3/20/1998 | Rajesh Kumar Singh, CPI(ML) leader, is shot at Pandeypur village in Patna. |
| 8/17/1958 | Sir John Hubert Marshal, excavator of Mohan-Jo-Daro and Takshashila, died. |
| 1/18/1997 | Khanna Committee recommends more power to RBI over non-banking financial companies. |
| 12/24/1902 | Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company. |
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