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Historical Event on 10/6/1963

Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter and grand old man of Punjab, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1785Sir Charles Metkaff, governor general of East India Company, was born.
10/26/1981Dattatrey Ramchandra Bendre, Gyanpeet awardee and Kannad poet, died.
4/9/1695Waman Pandit, famous pandit poet, took samadhee at Bhogav.
7/24/1997Country's highest civilian honour Bharat Ratna conferred on former interim Prime Minister Gulzarilal Nanda and posthumously on freedom-fighter Aruna Asaf Ali.
4/7/1987In a case filed by Saira Banu of Kerela, Supreme Court held that all wives, including Muslim women, whose husbands have either married again or taken a mistress are entitled to maintenance.
4/10/1875Swami Dayanand Saraswati established the Arya Samaj at Bombay and in 1877 in Lahore.
4/3/1994B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa.
5/21/1992Manohar J.Pherwani, 58, Chairman of the National Housing Bank, died.
1/8/1925Mohan Rakesh, veteran Hindi playright, was born. His noted books are ""Aadhe Adhure"" and ""Aashaad Ka Ek Din"".
5/1/1996Ban imposed (through a Delhi high court judgment) on the film 'Bandit Queen', based on the life of Phoolan Devi, lifted by Supreme Court.