6th January – What Happened Today In History? | On This Day

Today In History? 

Find out what happened on 6th January in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred 6th January

Allah Rakha Rahman is an Indian composer, singer-songwriter, music producer, musician, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist. Described as the world’s most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for integrating Eastern classical music with electronic music sounds
Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj Chandigarh Punjab, India), better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. Named by Wisden as the Indian Cricketer of the Century in 2002,
Bindiya Goswami  is a former Bollywood actress. She acted in Hindi films from the late 1970s to early 1980s. Bindiya was discovered at a party, when she was just fourteen years old, by superstar Hema Malini’s mother
Indrani Haldar is a Bengali actress. Indrani, also known as Mamoni, was born in Kolkata on January 6, 1971. Her father is Sanjoy Haldar. She finished her schooling from the Multipurpose Girl’s School and graduated from Jogamaya Devi College, an affiliated women’s college of the prestigious University of Calcutta
Beant Singh  born in Jaitu in the Faridkot district of Punjab (India), was a bodyguard of Indira Gandhi who took part in her assassination in 1984. He was shot dead at the scene by the Prime Minister’s other bodyguards. In June 1984,

Death anniversaries on 6th January:

Kakarla Tyagabrahmam  colloquially known as Tyagayya and Tyāgarājar, was one of the greatest composers of Carnatic music or classical South Indian music. He is known as the ‘pithamaha’ (godfather) of carnatic music
Bharatendu Harishchandra   is known as the father of modern Hindi literature as well as Hindi theatre. He is considered one of the greatest Hindi writers of modern India. A recognized poet, he was also a trend setter in Hindi prose-writing.
P.C. Sorcar was the stage name of Protul Chandra Sorcar  a famous Indian magician. He was an internationally active magician throughout the 1950s and 1960s,
Ravikant Nagaich  is an Indian film personality born at Atrauli, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India in a Brahmin family. He started his filming career as a Cinematographer in Telugu films, N.T. Rama Rao’s Sri Seetha Rama Kalyanam in 1961 being his first film. With Farz He turned to Hindi movies and direction
Dilipkumar Roy  was a Bengali Indian musician, musicologist, novelist, poet and essayist. In 1965, the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India’s National Academy for Music, Dance and Drama, awarded him its highest honour for lifetime achievement, the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship.

Notable Events:

1664 Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
1818 Dominion of Holkar in India are annexed with Rajput states and come under the British protection
1832 Publication of ‘Darpan’ magazine starte
1842 4,500 British & Indian troops leave Kabul.

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