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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
6/7/1984Indian Army troops, sent to Punjab to quell Sikh violence, stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar, the holiest of Sikh shrines. More than 400 persons were reported killed in the assault at the shrine, including Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale.
9/25/1919Rayat Educational Institute (Rayat Shikshan Sanstha) was established.
5/7/1993Jankiraman panel's final report finds that an additional aggregate of Rs. 12,85,549 crore was transacted in banks without any documentation; it indicts 12 more banks for involving in the scam.
7/8/1988More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala.
4/9/1986First University in India devoted to hygiene established at Vijaywada.
12/19/1927Uttar Pradesh was formed by an Automobile Association.
3/16/1997The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India.
4/1/1987Bureau of Indian Standards was changed to Indian Standards Institution.
11/1/1966Haryana state was created from Punjab, and Chandigarh was declared as the Union Territory and capital of both Punjab and Haryana.
10/29/1961New All India Muslim League was established.