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Historical Event on 7/6/1939

Manmohan Sood, cricketer (scored 0 & 3 in his only Test for India), was born in Lahore.

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2/28/1930Sir Chandrasekhar V. Raman, Scientist, 1930 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering ""Raman Effect"". He is also the first Indian to receive this honor in Physics, The Indian Nobel Laureates.
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