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Historical Event on 4/6/1956

Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92),was born in Rajapur, Maharashtra. He has received Arjun Award (1981) and Padmashree (1987).

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1938Mahavir Prasad Dvivedi, famous litterateur, writer, poet and editor, died at the age of 74.
12/8/1942Hemant Shamsunder Kanitkar, cricketer (batted in two Tests India v WI 1974), was born in Amravati, Maharashtra.
4/19/1950Shyama Prasad Mukherji resigned. He was the first Minister of Central Cabinet.
7/18/1953Riots against increase in streetcar fares continue with demonstrators taking control of parts of Calcutta.
5/3/1947Indian National Trade Union Congress Intak was established.
5/17/1998US President Bill Clinton wants India and Pakistan to sign CTBT.
12/26/1925Krishna G. Ginde, great musician and singer, was born.
3/3/1978Shaliwahan Shaka Hindu Calender started.
6/24/1986Government announced that unmarried mothers under its employment would also get maternity leave.
8/4/1997Maharashtra govt. decides against banning Arun Shourie's book ''Worshipping False Gods'' on Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.