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Historical Event on 10/6/1935

Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1997E.K. Nayanar, Kerala Chief Minister, meets Pope John Paul II in Vatican.
2/4/1991An abortive bid to hijack a Calcutta-Agartala flight by a 24-year old youth.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
9/9/1999Mahesh Bhupathi and Ai Sugiyama won the mixed doubles title in the U.S. Open.
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
1/8/1947Rajasthan University established at Jaipur.
4/30/1996CBI concludes after 11 1/2 years of investigation that no espionage has taken place in what was dubbed the `ISRO spy scandal case'.
3/20/1997Maharashtra (like H.P.) proposes to make carrying for aged parents mandatory.
12/15/1974Rasulatbai, veteran classical music expert, died.