Year 1606
Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra.
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6 April: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 6 April.
Year 1648
Construction of the Lal Kila (Red Fort) completed.
Year 1896
The modern Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece. The game was banned for 1500 years due to a ban imposed by the Greek emperor Theodosius I.
Year 1897
Gandhiji submits long memorial to Chamberlain, Secretary of State for Colonies, regarding landing incidents background. Carries on programme of petitioning local and Imperial authorities, as well as of communicating with British and Indian public men regarding discriminatory laws.
Year 1917
World War I, US declares war on Germany.
Year 1919
Mahatma Gandhi declared an All India Strike against the Rollatt Act .This was the first strike.
Year 1930
6-April-1930 Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
Year 1942
During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
Year 1965
The US launched the Early Bird satellite for commercial use.
Year 1966
Indian swimmer Mihir Sen swam across the Strait of Palak connecting India and Pakistan.
Year 1966
Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).
Year 1968
Indira Gandhi,PM, inaugurated the construction of Bokaro Steel Plant.
Year 1968
United States erupts in race violence
Year 1978
Karnataka beat Uttar Pradesh by an innings and 193 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
Year 1980
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) formed and Atal Bihari Vajpayee became its first president.
Year 1980
Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
Year 1992
Nagpur edition of Marathi newspaper 'Loksatta' was started.
Year 1994
Rwanda Presidents plane shot down
Year 1997
Gen. Kofi Annan,UN Secretary, arrives in New Delhi for NAM conference.
Year 1998
Testosterone, a drug that cures breast cancer, was released. The side effects of this drug increase the risk of cervical cancer, it was announced.
Year 1998
Pakistan successfully tested medium-range ballistic missiles that can easily reach India.
Year 1998
India resumes export of marine products to the European Union; 25 units have been approved by the Export Inspection Council for exporting to EU countries.
Year 1998
The Sonia Gandhi era begins in the Congress(I) with a special AICC session ratifying the decision of the CWC appointing her president in place of Sitaram Kesri.
Year 2000
The Government permits use of LPG as auto fuel.
Born 1483
Raphael, an Italian painter, and architect.
Born 1773
James Mill, a Scottish historian, economist, political theorist, and philosopher.
Born 1886
Mir Osman Ali Khan, the last Nizam of the Princely State of Hyderabad.
Born 1890
Jigar Moradabadi, an Indian Urdu poet and ghazal writer.
Born 1906
Kaveri Bhaskar Karve, teacher and author, was born at Harnai, Ratnagiri, .
Born 1931
Suchitra Sen, an Indian film actress.
Born 1934
Nilkanth Yashwant Khadilkar, editor of Marathi daily newspaper, was born.
Born 1956
Dilip Vengsarkar, a former Indian cricketer and a cricket administrator.
Born 1973
Prashanth Thiagarajan, an Indian actor, and businessman.
Died 1199
Richard I, King of England.
Died 1520
Raphael, an Italian painter, and architect.
Died 1664
Abraham Shipmen died without taking charge of Bombay Islands from Portuguese.
Died 1664
Harkhishan Singh, Sikh Guru, died.
Died 1955
Vinayak Maharaj Masurkar, great Samarth Saint, died.
Died 1983
Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri, a General Officer in the Indian Army. He served as the 6th Chief of Army Staff of India.
Died 1989
Pannalal Nanalal Patel, an Indian author known for his contributions to Gujarati literature.
Died 1990
Bhalchandra Tryambak Randive, senior Marxist leader and founder President of WTU, died.
Died 1992
Isaac Asimov, an American writer, and professor of biochemistry.
Died 1993
Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19.
Died 2001
Chaudhary Devi Lal, an Indian politician who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of India.