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Historical Event on 10/6/1779

Elphinston, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1883Henk JFM Sneevliet, leader RSAP/editor Spartacus (Dutch-Indies), was born.
11/1/1956Indian Government re-organizes the states according to linguistic principles and inaugurates second Five-Year Plan. The states declared were Madhya Pradesh, Punjab by merging Patiala & PEPSU, Mumbai was divided in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Karnataka. Union Territories namely Delhi, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were approved.
9/15/1909Thiru Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, ''Anna'', founder of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also an editor, writer, orator and patriot, was born in a weaver community of Kanchipuram.
6/6/1992Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam.
10/29/1971Cyclone and tidal waves struck Orissa state claiming 10,000 lives.
9/12/1786Lord Cornwallis was appointed, and became Governor General of India, as well as the Commander-in-Chief Army Officer.
4/1/1936Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
10/17/1915Virendra Kumar Jain, great Hindi writer, was born in Mandsaur.
9/6/1999Vyjayanthimala Bali, former Congress (I) MP, joins the BJP.
8/11/1997135 persons killed in flash floods in Shimla & Kiannaur districts of Himachal Pradesh.