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Historical Event on 4/6/1955

Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.

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2/6/1932Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.
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