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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
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
2/23/1997176 people dead and 500 injured in a major fire at a religious congregation in Baripada, Orissa.
9/30/1922Bakhshish Singh Nijjar, great historian and author, was born at Domeli village (Punjab).
7/17/1893Lokmanya Tilak was arrested for 18 months.
1/15/1958Tamil becomes the official language of Madras.
5/12/1930R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born.
1/30/1988Sheshrao Wankhede, barrister, passed away.
6/3/1972First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai.
7/28/1921The All-India Congress Party votes to boycott a forthcoming visit by the Prince of Wales and urges a boycott of imported cloth.
8/30/1992The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.