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Historical Event on 6/6/1922

Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/3/1994The government decides to disinvest government holding in 21 Public Sector Units including ITI, IOC and ITDC.
8/13/1993All the TDP MLAs suspended from Andhra Pradesh Assembly.
10/1/1997Ordinance promulgated to ban single digit or instant lotteries.
4/18/1904Ramnath Goenka, president and founder of Indian Express Group, was born.
3/11/1984India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam.
5/31/1891Buddhagaya Mahabodhi Society, an organization to encourage Buddhist studies in India and abroad, was established by a Buddhist monk Anagarika Dharmapala.
8/28/1973India and Pakistan signed P.O.W Accord paving way for release of 90,000 Pakistanis.
12/22/1843Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish.
6/1/1944M. V. Dhurandhar, famous master painter of Maharashtra, passed away.
11/8/1966Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down