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Historical Event on 6/6/1867

Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
11/21/199227 killed in a bomb blast engineered by Bodo extremists in a bus in Assam.
9/29/1993National Human Rights Commission set up.
4/30/1870Dadasaheb Phalke alias Dhundiraj Gobind Phalke was born at Trymbakeshwar near Nasik, Maharashtra. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra' and founded Phalke & Co. at Bombay. He was a director, producer, writer, editor & laboratorian, portrait photographer and also a scene-painter.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
2/26/1972President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi.
3/24/1947Lord Louis Mountbatten came to India.
9/21/1992Tarachand Barjatya, film producer, passed away.
10/28/1977Shantiprasad Jain, industrialist, died.
1/24/1966Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government.