Today Importance - 6th January
6-January-1664
Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked Surat.
6-January-1818
The Holkar dominions in India were merged with the Rajput kingdoms and came under British protection.
6-January-1832
Publication of the 'Darpan' newspaper started.
6-January-1842
4,500 British and Indian soldiers left Kabul.
6-January-1847
Death of great musician Sadhu Tyagaraja.
6-January-1932
Famous Hindi litterateur Kamleshwar was born.
6-January-1932
Meenatai Thackeray, the social worker, is born.
6-January-1942
Four of the flight's six aircraft were immediately lost to Japanese bombing and No. 4 Flight gave way to No. 3 Flight from Moulmein which had already been re-equipped with four ex-RAF Blenheim LSs. B-314 completes the first commercial flight around the world.
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6-January-1947
The All India Congress Committee approved of the nation's division.
6-January-1948
The Security Council accepted India's complaint accusing Pakistan of aggression in Kashmir.
6-January-1953
Dr. S. Kitchlew was awarded the Stalin Peace Prize.
6-January-1959
Kapildev Ramlal Nikhanj, cricketer (India's best all-rounder 1978–94, Cup-1982), was born in Chandigarh.
6-January-1972
America has announced a naval exercise in the Indian Ocean.
6-January-1976
Boliram Bhagat was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha.
6-January-1979
Rohini-200, the first Monsoon test rocket, was launched from Thumba.
6-January-1980
In the Indian general election (7th), the Indian National Congress party led by Indira Gandhi won the Lok Sabha elections with a two-thirds majority.
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6-January-1981
National Institute's Gevsani succeeded in his research vessel from a depth of 4,300 meters at the bottom of the Indian Ocean.
6-January-1983
The Indian National Congress lost the state assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka for the first time.
6-January-1987
An international conference to mark the 75th anniversary of the African National Congress has begun in New Delhi.
6-January-1987
Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
6-January-1987
Renowned music director Jaidev passed away.
6-January-1989
Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) were hanged for the murder of Smt. Indira Gandhi in Delhi's Tihar Jail.
6-January-1989
Prabhu Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha passed away.
6-January-1992
Sachin Tendulkar completes 148 against Australia at SCG.
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6-Jan-1993
India and Bhutan signed an agreement on the mega Sankosh hydroelectric project.
6-Jan-1996
CBI identifies Satyanarayana Goud and Daya Manikom Anand - two key persons in the Purulia arms case.
6-Jan-1997
Sumita Ghosh (CISF) created a National Junior Women's Record in Standard Rifle 3 Positions in National Shooting.
6-Jan-1999
Shiv Sena workers excavate the Kotla pitch in Delhi for the first Test between India and Pakistan starting on January 28.
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