Today Importance - 6th October

Today Importance - 6th October

6-Oct-1779

Elphinstone, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born.

6-Oct-1808

Ardasir Karsetji Wadia, professor, pioneer, inventor, chief engineer and inspector of machinery and a prominent figure in steam factories, was born in Bombay.

6-Oct-1858

Annasaheb Peshwa, the revolutionary of the first rebellion, died.

6-Oct-1862

Indian Penal Code notified. However, it was implemented from 1 January 1862.

6-Oct-1893

Astronomer Meghna N. Sahar is born. In 1920, he developed the 'thermal ionization equation', which remains fundamental to all work on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which characterize the chemical composition of the light source.

6-Oct-1913

Famous poet V.R. The birth of Kant.

6-Oct-1927

The first independent film processing laboratory, Atman and Laboratory, Bombay was founded by Narayana Rao alias Dhanjibhai K. was founded by Desai.

6-Oct-1927

Dewan Bahadur T. The first Indian Cinematograph Inquiry Committee was appointed by the government under the chairmanship of Rang Acharya.

6-October-1935

Life d. Ghosh, a Test cricket umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He holds the distinction of longest umpiring career in India spanning 32 years.

6-Oct-1949

Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of the National Defense Academy at Kharkwasla near Pune.

6-Oct-1954

Nehru announced a National Health Plan for the whole country.

6-October-1963

Punjab freedom fighter and grandfather Charka Singh passed away.

6-Oct-1969

Bruna Coutinho, Indian football (soccer) player, was born in Calangute, Goa. He was recognized as the Indian Player of the Year in 1996.

6-Oct-1974

Vengil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as Defense Minister soon after the Chinese invasion.

6-Oct-1983

To prevent religious and political violence, Indira Gandhi dismissed the Punjab government and imposed President's rule in the state.

6-Oct-1985

P.T. Usha set a Canberra 400m (women's) record of 51.61 seconds.

6-Oct-1990

Justice Ranganath Mishra has taken oath as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.

6-Oct-1992

Late former Union Minister ZR Ansari.

6-Oct-1997

International Commodity Exchange Division of Indian Pepper and Spices Trade Association opened in Kochi.

6-Oct-1997

Prime Minister I.K. Gujral embarked on a tour of South Africa, the first visit by an Indian Prime Minister.

6-Oct-1997

Abhijit Kunte won the Asian Junior Chess title.

6-Oct-1998

Railways won the BOB-Senior National Hockey Championship for Women by defeating Haryana in the final in Chennai.

6-Oct-1999

INLD-BJP alliance wins Haryana by a big margin.

6-Oct-1999

The DMK front is poised to win most of the Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu.

6-Oct-1999

Suraj Bhan took oath as Governor of Bihar.

6-Oct-1999

Congress(I) president Sonia Gandhi defeated her BJP rival Sushma Swaraj from the Bellary Lok Sabha seat by a margin of 56,100 votes.

6-Oct-2000

Trinomial Congress Chief Mamata Banerjee withdrew her resignation from the Union Cabinet.