6th June – What Happened Today In History?

What Happened Today In History?

Find out what happened on 6th June 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 on 6th June.

Famous Birthdays in History on this day:

Aadesh Shrivastava is an Indian composer and singer. He was born in a Hindu Kayastha family in Jabalpur. Over the course of his career, he has composed the music for over 100 Hindi films. His wife Vijeta Pandit is a former Bollywood actress and the sister of the composer duo Jatin Lalit.
Selvaraghavan is an Indian film director who primarily works in Tamil cinema and Telugu cinema. Selvaraghavan is the son of film director Kasthuri Raja, elder brother of actor Dhanush and has two sisters, who are both doctors.

Death anniversaries on 6th June:

Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale (12 February 1947 − 6 June 1984) was 14th Chief jathedar of the Damdami Taksal, a Sikh religious group based in India, who supported implementation of the Anandpur Sahib Resolution. He called for a return to what considered to be the “pure” roots of Sikhism.
Major General Shabeg Singh AVSM and PVSM (1925–1984), was an Indian Army officer noted for his service in training of Mukti Bahini volunteers during the Bangladesh Liberation War, and later for his role in training Sikh militants in their occupation of the Harmandir Sahib (Golden Temple) in Amritsar.

Notable Events:

1596-Sikh Guru Har Govindji, the sixth sikh guru, was born. He fashioned a military role for the Sikhs.
1867-Baba Kharak Singh, freedom fighter, was born at Sialkot.
1903-Hiralal Sen shot the first Indian Advertisment sequences for Jabakusum (hair tonic) and Edward’s Tonic.
1907-John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares “it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances”.