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Historical Event on 10/6/1893

Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source.

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10/29/1990Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, died.
8/2/1880Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born.
5/23/1923Nirode Ranjan Chowdhury, Indian cricket pace bowler (1949-52), was born in Calcutta.
12/26/1978Indira Gandhi released after week in jail for refusing to testify on corruption.
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11/27/1984Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay.
11/9/1948Administration of Mayurbhanj State taken over by the Government of India.
1/19/2000Railways retains the Lady Ratan Trophy Women's National Hockey championship.
9/1/1988Fatte Singrao Gaekwad of Baroda, former Member of Parliament, passed away.
10/11/1923Harish Chandra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.