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Historical Event on 8/6/1932

Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/11/1963First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.
8/29/1984Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore.
1/8/1987P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away.
6/18/1858Rani Laxmi Bai of Jhansi died while fighting with the British troops in the battlefield near Gwalior.
5/1/1998The Konkan Railway running for 760-km is dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. This was an extention from Ratnagiri.
8/4/1993Swami Chinmayananda, master in study of Bhagwadgita, died at the age of 76 in San Diego.
11/20/1967First Indian made Sounding Rocket 'Rohini RH75' launched into space from Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station.
9/6/1947Indian government creates a new ministry of relief and rehabilitation of refugees.
9/16/1996J & K second phase poll for 34 seats.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.