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Historical Event on 4/6/1930

Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/10/1964Gurudutt, famous film actor, died
1/19/1994CM decide to request Chief Election Commission to implement the photo identity card scheme in phases.
8/25/1981Sharad Pawar, Maharashtra leader, elected the President of Congress.
10/15/1902Bhaurao Krishnarao Gaekwad, great leader, was born. He was a colleagu of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar.
2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.
1/31/1931Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born.
8/25/1994Ramdas Nayak, President of BJP Mumbai and former MLA was assassinated at Chembur, Mumbai. He was 52.
7/1/1964Industrial Development Bank of India (IDBI) was established.
2/16/1962General Election ( 3rd) of India begins.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.