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Historical Event on 10/6/1935

Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.

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9/18/1803Second Anglo-Maratha war under Sir Arthur Wellesley resulted in a crushing defeat of the Marathas at Assaye. The British Christians captured Delhi and acquired control of large parts of India.
2/19/1861Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist, who compelled the British to abolish the tax imposed on fishing in the river, ingeniously blocking the trade and commerce on the part of Ganges, passed away.
2/21/1952The XV Indian Olympic Games in Madras.
4/23/1955Political Committee of Asian-African Conference at Bandung adopted an Indian resolution calling for a ban on atomic weapons.
3/17/1959Dalai Lama XIV flees from Tibet after Chinese military occupied Tibet.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
7/31/1996Supreme Court exempts Rao from appearing in CMM court personally.
4/15/1947Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace.