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Historical Event on 10/6/1893

Meghnad N. Saha, astrophysicist, was born. In 1920, he developed the 'Thermal Ionization Equation', which has remained fundamental in all works on stellar atmospheres. This equation has been widely applied to the interpretation of stellar spectra, which are characteristic of the chemical composition of the light source.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/2000Guru Granth Sahib is a juristic person and can hold property, says the apex court in a judgment of ''far-reaching consequences and great significance''.
8/13/1953Durgabai Deshmukh became the founder Chairperson of Central Social Welfare Board, which involved several voluntary organisations and workers carrying out programs like education, training and rehabilitation of needy women etc.
6/30/1914Mahatma Gandhi's first arrest during campaigning for Indian rights in S Africa.
7/29/1996Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna.
8/23/1989Pandit Krishnarao Shankarrao, great singer of 'Gwalher Gharana', passed away.
10/24/1934Mahatma Gandhi quits Indian Indian National Congress in struggle over tactics.
1/31/1958First Earth Satellite Explorer I was launched from Cape Kennedy.
2/28/1919Sunderlal Khurana, great politician and journalist, was born.
1/19/1855G. Subramaniam Iyer, active worker of Indian National Congress since its establishment, was born.
10/29/1996Kamini' (Kalpakkam Mini), a 30 KW research reactor which uses man-made Uranium-233 as fuel and the only working reactor of its kind in the world, attains 'criticality'.