Year 1959
Soviet Luna 3, 1st successful photographic spacecraft, impacts Moon.
OCTOBER 6
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6 October: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 6 October.
Year 1995
51 Pegasi discovered as the first major star, apart from the Sun, to have a planet orbiting around it.
Born 1893
Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (d. 1956)
Born 1879
Hussain Ahmed Madani was an Indian Islamic scholar, serving as the principal of Darul Uloom Deoband.
Born 1893
Meghnad Saha FRS was an Indian astrophysicist who developed the Saha ionization equation.
Born 1930
Bhajan Lal Bishnoi was a politician and three-time chief minister of Haryana.
Born 1933
Mukarram Jah was the titular Nizam of Hyderabad.
Born 1940
Sukumari was an Indian film actress best known for her work in Malayalam and Tamil films.
Born 1944
Jitan Ram Manjhi, Indian politician from Bihar who served as its 23rd Chief Minister.
Born 1946
Vinod Khanna was an Indian actor, film producer and politician who is best known for his work in the Indian cinema.
Born 1952
Partha Chatterjee, Indian politician of West Bengal.
Born 1963
Sanjay Mishra, Indian film actor known for his works in Hindi cinema and television.
Born 1982
Meiyang Chang, Indian actor, television host and singer.
Born 1982
Sibi Sathyaraj, Indian actor working in the Tamil film industry.
Born 1988
Dhruva Sarja, Indian actor who appears in Kannada films.
Died 1661
Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (b. 1630)
Died 1962
Paramasivan Subbarayan was an Indian politician, freedom fighter and diplomat and Chief Minister of Madras Presidency.
Died 1996
Gian Singh VC was a recipient of the Victoria Cross.
Died 1967
Chittajalu Pullayya was an Indian film director, known for his works in Telugu cinema.
Died 2007
Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (d. 1921)
Died 2007
Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (b. 1931)
Died 2012
B. Satya Narayan Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of West Bengal (b. 1927)