6th June - A Day in the life of India

Learn about the importance of 6th June in the history of India. Major historical events, famous Birthdays and death anniversaries on this day.

6th June in the history of India

• 2004 - Tamil is established as a "classical language" by the President of India, Dr A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, in a joint sitting of the two houses of the Indian Parliament.
• 1981 – Bihar train disaster: A passenger train travelling between Mansi and Saharsa, India, jumps the tracks at a bridge crossing the Bagmati River. The government places the official death toll at 268 plus another 300 missing; however, it is generally believed that the death toll is closer to 1,000.

Famous Birthdays on June 6

• 1970 – Sunil Joshi, Indian cricketer
• 1955 – Suresh Bhardwaj, Indian stage designer, director and theatre teacher (d. 2016)
• 1946 - Raghuvansh Prasad Singh was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India. He represented the Vaishali constituency of Bihar and was the national vice president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party. He resigned from RJD party in September, 2020 and wrote a letter to Lalu Prasad Yadav saying he was being sidelined.
• 1943 – Asif Iqbal, Indian-Pakistani cricketer
• 1940 – Kumar Bhattacharyya, Baron Bhattacharyya, Indian-English engineer and academic
• 1936 – D. Ramanaidu, Indian actor, director, and producer, founded Suresh Productions (d. 2015)
• 1929 – Sunil Dutt, Indian actor, director, producer, and politician (d. 2005)
• 1903 – Bakht Singh, Indian evangelist, well-known bible teacher and preacher (d. 2000)
• 1891 – Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, Indian author and academic (d. 1986)
• 1890 - Bharat Ratna awardee Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi was a freedom fighter & the first CM of Assam.

Death Anniversaries on June 6

• 2020 - Ilayidath Hamsakkoya, former Indian footballer and Santosh Trophy player. He died due to Covid-19 infections. He was 61 years old.
• 1548 – João de Castro, Portuguese soldier and politician, Governor of Portuguese India (b. 1500)