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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1917Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act.
3/17/1988First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space.
9/26/1996High Court rejected Rao's petition for anticipatory bail in Pathak cheating case.
8/19/1757The first rupee coin was minted in Calcutta by the East India Company.
1/1/1986This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
5/22/1991Shripad Amrit Dange, veteran communist leader, passed away.
3/11/1994The Supreme Court upholds sacking of BJP Governments; Balasaheb Deoras quits as RSS Chief; Rajendra Singh alias Rajju Bhaiya to succeed.
4/29/1998India and Myanmar agree upon steps to ensure trans-border security, cooperation in the fight against trafficking of narcotics and implementation of mutually beneficial cross-border projects.
1/2/1994Landslide win for GNLF in the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections.
8/15/1997IWM Vijayalakshmi wins Asian Zonal Women's Chess tournament in Tehran.