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Historical Event on 4/6/1966

Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/14/1969Jawaharlal Nehru University inaugurated in New Delhi.
10/24/1955Ghulam Ahmad Hasan Muhammad Parkar, cricketer (Indian batsman vs England 1982), was born in Kalusta, Maharashtra.
12/15/1974Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.
4/19/1998Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back.
11/21/1969Bhilai Steel Plant creates a new world record in steel-making by producing 'one heat' in four hours three minutes.
7/31/1964Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC retired from the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
11/24/1881Ram Rachhpal, son of Sukhi Ram, called 'Chhotu', freedom fighter, politician and leader, was born in a 'Jat' famlily in a small village Garhi Sampla in Rohpak district. His life was a saga of sincere and ceaseless striving to improve the condition of the poor peasants in India, popularly known as 'Deenbandhu'.
11/15/1949Nathuram Vinayak Godse and Narayan Dattatreya Apte were hanged in Ambala Jail for Gandhi's murder.
10/10/1993Helicopters along with the last batch of personnel were ferried out in an AN-12 from Delhi to Mogadishu. These helicopters were provided by 111 HU.
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.