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Historical Event on 4/6/1966
Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/12/1995 | India refused to sign NPT in its present discriminatory form. |
| 7/14/1997 | Eleventh Presidential election with K.R.Narayanan and T.N. Seshan as candidates; 732 out of 775 MPs and 3893 out of 4058 MLAs cast their ballots. |
| 7/1/1941 | C. Y. Chintamani died. |
| 4/28/1701 | John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India. |
| 4/15/1992 | D. T. Lakdawala, former member of Planning Commission, passed away. |
| 5/27/1962 | Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri, cricketer (Indian SLA all-rounder 1981-92), was born in Bombay. |
| 5/8/1910 | Tolstoy replies to Gandhiji that question of Passive Resistance is of greatest importance, not only for India but for humanity. |
| 9/25/1916 | Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay, great litterateur, philosopher, social worker and first General Secretary of UP branch, was born at Dhankia village, Rajasthan. |
| 4/20/1888 | 246 reported killed by an hail storm in Moradabad, India. |
| 4/1/1976 | Television was separated from radio, and Doordarshan Corporation was established. |
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