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Historical Event on 4/6/1930
Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
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| 11/6/1904 | Hariharnath Shastri, worker's leader, was born. |
| 10/2/1910 | Frank C. Brown, educationist and social worker, was born. |
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| 10/4/1992 | D. M. Sutar, freedom fighter and senior journalist, died. |
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| 3/1/1985 | Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi. |
| 6/5/1989 | Missile `Trishul' tested successfully. |
| 11/12/1958 | Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival. |
| 8/13/1998 | India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million. |
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