Today In Indian History 06 December 2022

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Today In Indian History | Historical Events on December 6.

1768, 6th December: The first issue of the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published.

1897, 6th December: London became the first city in the world to launch a licensed taxi cab.

1907, 6th December: The first robbery incident related to India’s freedom struggle took place at Chingaripota railway station.

1917, 6th December: Finland declared independence from Russia’s hegemony.

1946, 6th December: Establishment of the Home Guard Organization.

1971, 6th December: Pakistan severs diplomatic tied with India over India’s recognition of Bangladesh.

1978, 6th December: Spain adopted the constitution.

1990, 6th December: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein ordered the release of all hostages held hostage in Iraq and Kuwait as part of efforts to avert war.

1992, 6th December: The disputed Babri Masjid structure of Ayodhya was demolished. As a result, about 1500 people died in the violence.

1997, 6th December: International Climate Conference began in Kyoto, Japan.

2000, 6th December: The great social activist Baba Amte was awarded the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Award by the Central Government.

Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on December 6.

1421: Henry VI, the King of England.

1732: Warren Hastings, Former Governor-General of India.

1823: Max Müller, a German-born philologist and Orientalist.

1853: Hara Prasad Shastri, an Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist, and historian of Bengali literature.

1892: Rukmini Laxmipathi, an Indian independence activist and politician.

1945: Shekhar Kapoor, an Indian film director, actor, and producer.

1950: Nirupama Rao, Indian diplomate.

1985: RP Singh, a former Indian cricketer.

1988: Ravindra Jadeja, an Indian international cricketer.

1993: Jasprit Bumrah, an Indian cricketer.

Death Anniversaries of famous people on December 6.

1799: Joseph Black, a Scottish physicist, and chemist.

1889: Jefferson Davis, an American politician who served as the president of the Confederate States.

1892: Werner von Siemens, a German electrical engineer, inventor, and industrialist.

1956: Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, an Indian jurist, economist, politician, and social reformer. He was the chairman of the drafting committee of the Indian constitution.

1976: Nana Patil, an Indian independence activist and politician.

1990: Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia’s first prime minister.

1995: Prabhakar Barwe, a pioneer of Modern Indian painting.

2014: Ralph H. Baer, a German-Jewish American inventor, game developer, and engineer.

What happened in India on 06 December

6-December-1732

Warren Hastings, the first Governor-General of East India Company in India, was born in Churchill village of Oxfordshire in UK.

6-December-1756

British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India.

6-December-1857

Raja Nahar Singh arrested by the Showers to kept him first in Motia Mahal and then at Metcalfe House, Delhi.

6-December-1892

Rukmini Lakshmipathi, great social reformer and leader, was born at Madurai.

6-December-1897

Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born.

6-December-1907

Revolutionaries looted Chingaripota station.

6-December-1929

British Viceroy meets with Indian leaders to discuss dominion status for India.

6-December-1931

Bengal Congress to boycott British goods.

6-December-1946

Anglo-Indian talks end in failure after three days at London.

6-December-1946

Homeguard Organination was established.

6-December-1952

First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.

6-December-1956

Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Babasaheb), great social worker, politician and writer of Indian constitution, passed away in Bombay.

6-December-1962

India closes its consulates in Communist China.

6-December-1971

US bars aid to India for aggression against Pakistan.

6-December-1976

Nana Patil, great revolutionary, passed away.

6-December-1987

MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.

6-December-1990

VHP-sponsored 'karseva' in Ayodhya passes off peacefully.

6-December-1992

300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition.

6-December-1993

Samrendra Kundu, former foreign state minister and socialist of Orrisa, passed away.

6-December-1995

The Sixth Army Ordnance Corps Reunion and Silver Jubilee of Colour Presentation was celebrated at AOC Centre with pomp and splendour, fun and gaiety and professionalism of high order. The highlights included para-dropping, AOC Kangla Tongbi, Sonet-lumiere sound and light show, Central Parade and Yaadgar Parade.

6-December-1995

Prabhakar Barve,painter of international fame, passed away.

6-December-1997

Nine persons killed and over 60 injured in bomb blasts in three trains which left Chennai. Blasts occurred in Tiruchi, Erode (Tamil Nadu) and Trissur in Kerala.

6-December-1997

Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.

6-December-1998

13th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok.

6-December-2000

A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, said, "The Ayodhya agitation was an 'expression of nationalist feelings' and the "task has remained unfinished".

6-December-2000

Bishop Vinod Peter, National Christian Council of India president and church of North India moderator, and Rajasthan CNI Bishop Gerald Andrews die in a car accident near Jodhpur in Rajasthan.

6-December-2000

The Supreme Court gives a clean chit to former Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao upholding the trial court's order, and discharging him and former Union Minister K.K. Tewary from the 'St.Kitts forgery case'.