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Historical Event on 6/10/1955

Prakash Padukone, internationally famous Badminton player, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1863Sayajirao Gaekwad of Baroda was born.
3/3/1939Gandhiji commences ""fast unto death"" at Rajkot to protest state's autocratic rule at Bombay and to secure ruler's adherence of promise given towards reform administration, and ends it on March 7 on Viceroy's intervention.
3/26/1972The first International Sanskrit Conference was held by President V.V Giri.
3/1/1930Coimbatarao Doraikannu Gopinath, cricketer (batted in 8 Tests for India in the 1950's), was born in Madras.
11/15/1991Insurance official Dr. S.L. Khosa freed in Kashmir in exchange for a militant.
2/27/1854Lord Dalhousie captured Jhansi under the East India Company.
8/6/1998The Maharashtra Government rejects the Srikrishna Commission findings on the 1992-93 communal riots and the serial blasts in Mumbai, but agrees to act on the panel's suggestions to refurbish the police force.
6/30/1981President's rule imposed in Assam.
5/28/1907Purohit Dingambar Vinayak (Nanasaheb), leader in Maharashtra, was born.
11/21/1973Seth Govinddas, M.P. of Jabalpur, was honoured in the Central Hall of Parliament for completion of 50 years in Parliament, which was an unprecedented record.