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Historical Event on 6/10/1928
Papan Ramchand Panjabi, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1978-81, was born in Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/12/1602 | Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir. |
| 8/15/1947 | On the the stroke of mid-night on 14th August 1947, India became independent and was partitioned. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru became the first prime minister and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first president of free India. The mixed economy policy was taken on a five-year plan basis for economic development. On 26th January 1950, India became a democratic and is the biggest democracy of the world today. In 1956, on the basis of languages, India was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. Today, there are 27 states and 7 union territories. |
| 7/5/1947 | Indian Act, 1947 was presented in British Parliament, which was then accepted by the emperor on 18th July. |
| 8/12/1868 | Frederick JNT Lord Chelmsford, Viceroy of British-India (1916-21), was born. |
| 12/20/1931 | Leela Nag (Leela Roy), freedom fighter and editor of Jayshri, was arrested in Bengal for her association with ""Depali Sangh"" who supported Chatgang Ammunition Plot against the Bengal Government. |
| 1/8/1992 | Luggage rate of railway passengers hiked by 30 per cent. |
| 8/13/1936 | Madam Bhikaji Rustom Cama, freedom fighter, Indian lady revolutionary and politician, passed away at Bombay. |
| 4/27/2000 | Arun Bharat Ram takes over as the president of the Confederation of Indian Industry. |
| 4/7/1998 | Soli Sorabjee is appointed Attorney-General of India. |
| 10/3/1950 | India protests U.N. troops' crossing of 38th parallel in New York. |
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