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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
3/11/1863Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik.
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.
9/7/1905Raghunath Govind Sardesai, journalist and Marathi litterateur, was born.
5/20/1991A. S. L. V. was launched.
3/19/1936Satydev Dubey, stage artist, was born.
3/1/1992Anant Gundopant Tendulkar, great journalist, passed away.
1/2/1990Election panel made one member body again; Election Commissioners S. S. Dhanoa and V. S. Seigell removed.
12/16/1924Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born.
3/6/1990India wins Indira Gandhi Gold Cup hockey tournament.
3/16/1993Central government introduces pension scheme for 170 million EPF subscribers.