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Historical Event on 11/6/1946

Gandhiji leaves for Noakhali; issues statement on ""Partial Fast"". Noakhali tour beg

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1814Sir Alexander Canningham, Indian Archeologist, was born.
12/15/1908Swami Ranga Natahananda, was born at Trikkur, Kerala.
5/3/1969Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.
12/10/1990Dr. L. P. Barbosa, Goa CM, resigns following withdrawal of support by Maharashta Gomantak Party.
7/5/1996Janata Dal expels dissident Maneka Gandhi from primary membership of the party.
3/29/1954Indian Institute of Public Administration inaugurated.
7/1/1913Kumarmanglam Parasshiv Prabhakar, former Chief of Indian Army, was born.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
3/14/1931First Indian talkie film 'Alam Ara' released at Majestic Cinema, Bombay. Directed by Ardeshir Irani, the film was 11,152 ft. long and was produced by Imperial Film Co., Bombay and beared censored No. 10043 on March 11. The most remarkable thing about this film was birth of sound in Indian films, it came with a bang and quickly displaced the silent movies and brought revolutionary changes in the whole set up of the industry.
4/24/1980Baba Gurbachan Singh, Nirankari chief, assassinated. His son named as the new chief.