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Historical Event on 4/6/1966

Mihir Sen, first Indian swimmer to achieve many remarkable feats, swam across the 'Palk Strait' measuring 22 kms between India & Sri Lanka (Cylone).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/6/1966Saint Gyaneshwar passed away. (Samadhee).
2/8/1993India and Spain sign four agreements as the Spanish PM, Felipe Gonzalez, began a two-day visit to New Delhi.
1/20/1684Treaty between Marathas and Portuguese.
5/7/1958Acharya Kripalani elected leader of a new opposition group in the Lok Sabha.
1/10/1839Tea from India first arrives in UK.
7/16/1997Kamal Hassan gets best actor award for ''Indian'' while Tabu bags best actress award for ''Maachis''.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
12/8/1994At 1730 hrs, a rocket propelled grenade fired by Somalia militia during inter clan fighting exploded on the roof of the barrack which housed IAF officers. In the explosion, two officers and an airman were injured.
8/16/1901Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born.
6/22/1995India and International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sign MOU enabling them to visit suspected militants and persons in detention centres only under humanitarian consideration.