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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
2/11/1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).
5/22/1936Lord Brabourne laid the foundation stone of Brabourne Stadium in Bombay.
1/24/1921T. N. Raina, former Army Chief and High Commissioner of Canada, was born.
10/2/1969Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country.
10/12/1993The first operational sortie in Somalia was undertaken with the Brigade Commander and his Deputy on board to recede the area of responsibility in and around Baidoa which was to be the bridage's permanent location.
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
6/12/1960783 Sikhs are arrested while demonstrating for an independent Sikh state in New Delhi.
4/1/1912The imperial capital of India was moved from Calcutta to Old New Delhi and the Province of Delhi was declared by a proclamation.
1/10/1897Wildemar Modecai Haffkine, famous scientist, innoculated himself with vaccine against Plague publicly to demonstrate the harmlessness of the product in Bombay. The method of preparation of this vaccine has remained the same till now for more then hundred years.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.