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Historical Event on 10/6/1974

Vengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon, great freedom fighter, barrister, leader, politician, nationalist and member of the Lok Sabha, passed away. He resigned as the defence minister soon after the Chinese aggression.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/26/1997Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
12/14/1864Jagat Narayan, law expert and educationist, was born.
3/16/1928C.V. Raman announced his discovery of ''new radiation'' to an assembly of scientists at Bangalore.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
3/13/1989The first straw fired thermal power plant was laid in Jakhari village of Punjab.
9/30/1881Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu.
11/22/1990Laloo Prasad Yadav, Bihar CM, wins confidence motion (202-108).
5/3/1765Clive became Governor of Bengal for second time from England after he returned to Calcutta.
12/10/1993Kerala Congress(M) splits; Four MLAs, including Minister T.M.Jacob, expelled.