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Historical Event on 8/6/1932

Ramsay McDonald came out with his 'Communal Award' to fix seats for the various communities in the provincial legislatures.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/19/1976Nagarjun Sagar University established in Andhra Pradesh.
11/18/1948Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
12/23/1926Swami Shradhanand, great revolutionary freedom fighter, social worker and politician, was assassinated by a revolver shot that was fired by a young Muslim Abdul Rashid.
9/15/1861Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family.
1/24/1996H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
8/16/1946Hindus and Muslims riot in Calcutta. 90 people lost their lives and other 900 were hurt. The Muslim League observed a ""Direct Action Day"" and announced its withdrawal of support from all plans.
3/29/1979Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
11/12/1762Peshwa surrendered in Battle of Alegaon.
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.