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Historical Event on 4/6/1966

Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1987Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust.
12/13/1978Sayyed Avid Husain, litterateur and Padmabhushan awardee, passed away.
2/17/1907Henry Olcott, co-founder (Theosophical Society-Madras), passed away.
10/19/1983Union Government takes over the management of 13 textile undertakings in Bombay; marathon strike in cotton textile industry ends.
1/10/1966Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and Indian leaders ended after signing of peace accord by Lal Bahadur Shastri and General Ayub Khan.
7/1/1947Independence of India Bill passed.
3/18/1919Rowlatt Act, intended to perpetuate the extraordinary powers enjoyed by the Government under Lord Chelmsford during the war, provokes countrywide protests. This Rowlatt Act was forced instead of 1915 Indian Security Act which reduced freedom of Indian people.
2/25/1992Railway budget proposes 20\% hike in upper class passenger fares.
4/11/1993Laxmanrao Madhav Bhide, senior freedom fighter and history expert, passed away.
5/2/1930Riots break out in Amritsar.