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Historical Event on 4/6/1956

Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).

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8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.
12/25/1926Dharmavir Bharti, journalist and editor of Dharmyug, was born. His famous books are ""Gunahon Ka Devta"" and ""Suraj Ka Satwa Ghoda"".
7/13/1929Jatindranath Das started fast strike.
1/29/1983Indira Gandhi names 12 new ministers as Cabinet resigns.
9/2/1970President V. V. Giri inaugurated, Vivekanand Rock Memorial' at Kanyakumari.
3/1/1961The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters.
8/22/1987Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.
4/24/1888Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, was born at Hajo.
1/11/1994Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away.
12/10/1998Prof. Amartya Sen receives the 1998 Nobel Prize for Economics.