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Historical Event on 8/6/1932

Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/8/1914Jyoti Basu, former Chief Minister of West Bengal, was born.
11/13/1999A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
7/10/1977The Planning Commission decides to introduce Rolling Plan concept.
11/9/2000The 17-day old Manohar Parrikar led BJP Government in Goa wins the trust vote.
11/3/1992Premnath, hero and villan of Hindi film industry, passed away.
8/18/1951Indian Institute of Technology was opened in Kharagpur, West Bengal.
12/24/1902Shashi Mukhi of Classic Theatre, Calcutta, was the first Indian to record on gramophone. This song was on 25 cms. one sided disc and the lyrics were ""Kanha Jeevan Dhan"" from the play Shri Krishna. The song was recorded by Gramophome and Typewriter Company.
3/14/1997Border Security Force discovers a 34-metre long tunnel in the Ajnala Sub-sector of the Punjab border with Pakistan.
2/11/1993Andhra Naxalites release four out of six hostages.