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This Day in History on 6 October
The historical events hold a lot of value for aspirants who are sitting for UPSC competitive exams including the IAS Exam.
On this page, we will list all historical events that occurred on 6 October. The students can refer to them while preparing for all competitive exams and banking exams.
Important Days
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Important Events
1959: Soviet Luna 3, 1st successful photographic spacecraft, impacts Moon.
1995: 51 Pegasi discovered as the first major star, apart from the Sun, to have a planet orbiting around it.
Birth/Birth Anniversary
1893: Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 1956)
1879: Hussain Ahmed Madani was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband.
1893: Meghnad Saha FRS was an Indian astrophysicist who developed the Saha ionization equation.
1930: Bhajan Lal Bishnoi was a politician and three-time chief minister of Haryana.
1933: Mukarram Jah was the titular Nizam of Hyderabad.
1940: Sukumari was an Indian film actress best known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil films.
1944: Jitan Ram Manjhi, Indian politician from Bihar who served as its 23rd Chief Minister.
1946: Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in the Indian cinema.
1952: Partha Chatterjee, Indian politician of West Bengal.
1963: Sanjay Mishra, Indian film actor known for his works in Hindi cinema and television.
1982: Meiyang Chang, Indian actor, television host and singer.
1982: Sibi Sathyaraj, Indian actor working in the Tamil film industry.
1988: Dhruva Sarja, Indian actor who appears in Kannada films.
Death/ Death Anniversary
1661: Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
1962: Paramasivan Subbarayan was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and diplomat and Chief Minister of Madras Presidency.
1996: Gian Singh VC was a recipient of the Victoria Cross.
1967: Chittajalu Pullayya was an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema.
2007: Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 1921)
2007: Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (b. 1931)
2012: B. Satya Narayan Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of West Bengal (b. 1927)