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Historical Event on 6/6/1903

Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward's Tonic.

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8/21/2000Mahatma Gandhi's daughter-in-law Mrs. Nirmala Gandhi dies in Wardha. She was 91.
5/5/1983Keshavrao Kothavle 'Lalit', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
8/3/1898Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born.
1/17/1917Dr. Maruthur Gopala Ramachandran, (M.G.R.), Indian film star, politician and charismatic Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, was born at Kandy, Sri Lanka. He was also the founder of All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhaga (AIADMK).
5/20/1878Bahameni Sultan Dawood Shah was assassinated.
4/30/1909R. Shankar, politician, journalist and former Chief Minister of Kerala, was born.
4/25/1993Indian Airlines plane hijacker shot dead by commandoes. All 141 persons rescued.
2/5/1919Sitaram Kesri, veteran Congress leader, was born.
9/1/1999Mr. Justice Arijit Pasayat, appointed Chief Justice of the Kerala High Court.