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Historical Event on 1/6/1932

Meenatai Thackrey, social worker, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/25/1985Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.
9/25/1985Iltutmish, father of Radiya Sultan, died in Delhi.
5/29/1982Naval Academy at Ezhimala, Kerala, was approved by Union Cabinet.
10/18/2000Supreme Court gives the nod for construction of the Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river.
12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.
4/22/1942The Telecommunication Training Centre was established at Jabalpur.
5/11/1885Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.
3/29/1943Shaheed Laxman Nayak, freedom fighter and leader, was hanged at Berhampur Jail.
9/25/1946Bishan Singh Giansingh Bedi, cricketer (mighty Indian slow left-armer 1966-79), was born in Amritsar. He received the Arjun Award (1969) and the Padmashree (1970).
9/11/1893Swami Vivekananda represented Hinduism at Chicago's Parliament of the World's Religions, the first ever inter-faith gathering, dramatically enlightening Western opinion to the depth of Hindu philosophy and culture. He spoke for the first time in Chicago.