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Historical Event on 10/6/1974

Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/1952Nehru announces the Government's decision for establishing an Andhra State, constituting Telugu speaking areas of the State of Madras, excluding the city.
9/9/1999Mr. V. Sudarshan, Foreign Editor of The Pioneer till recently gets the Appan Menon Award.
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
11/22/1773Robert Clive, English occupier (India), passed away at the age of 48.
6/2/1975Devendra Mohan Bose, famous Scientist of Physics, passed away.
8/3/1991About 280 kgs of gold ornaments valued at $15 million, which had been deposited in the Portuguese bank in Goa by its natives, flown back to India.
9/2/1960Dr. Shankar Purushottam Adharkar, famous Botanist in India, passed away.
7/1/1961Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian women astronaut (STS 87), was born in Karnal.
11/18/1999Sonia Gandhi pleads the President on Nalini's case.
4/6/1956Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).