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Historical Event on 10/6/1935
Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/25/1999 | Dr. R. Chidambaram, nuclear scientist, among the 14 distinguished personalities chosen for Padma Vibhushan. Sachin Tendulkar and Ruskin Bond get Padma Shri. |
| 2/21/1672 | A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin. |
| 3/12/1993 | Powerful bomb blasts at twelve various places in Mumbai takes 317 lives. |
| 3/18/1948 | Socialist Party of India (SPI) disassociates itself from the Congress. |
| 9/2/1970 | President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari. |
| 9/9/1896 | Shyam Lal Gupt 'Parshad', freedom fighter, social worker and Padamshree awardee, was born in Narwal village near Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. |
| 4/12/1987 | V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place. |
| 1/22/1666 | Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid. |
| 7/1/1992 | Major changes in Exim policy-farming and repacking included under the definition of 'manufacturer'. |
| 10/24/1995 | A total eclipse of the sun witnessed from India to Vietnam. |
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