Personality or Event of the day
 SACHIN TENDULKAR
(Born: April 24, 1973)
 BHARAT RATNA 
The Greatest Cricketer of India
On Apr-06, 2001 - he took his 100th ODI wicket and became the FIRST AND ONLY cricketer to have scored 10000 runs and taken 100 wickets in ODIs. 
  • The Virtual God of Cricket in India
  • His world record of scoring 100 centuries that might take a century to break 
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 MIHIR SEN
(Born: Nov-16, 1930 - Died: Jun-11, 1997)
A famous long distance swimmer of India
Padma Shri in 1959  &  Padma Bhushan in 1967
Guinness Book of World Records for long distance swimming
Blitz Nehru Trophy for daring achievements in the seven seas of the world.
  • Sep-27, 1958 - First Indian to swim the English Channel from Dover to Calais on this day in the fourth fastest time (14 hours and 45 minutes).
  • The only man to earn the distinction of swimming the Oceans of the five continents in one calendar year (1966).
  • Apr-06, 1966 - First Indian on record to swim across the Palk Straits on April 5–6, 1966 between Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Dhanushkodi (India) in 25 hours and 36 minutes.
  • Aug-24, 1966 - On this day, he was the first Asian to cross the Straits of Gibraltar (Europe to Africa) in 8 hours and 1 minute.
  • Sep-12, 1966 - On this day became the world's first man to swim across the 40 mile long Dardanelles (Gallipoli, Europe to Sedulbahir, Asia minor).
  • First Indian to swim the Bosphorus (Turkey)
  • First non-American (and third man) to swim across the entire (50 mile length) of the Panama Canal.
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 DANDI MARCH
(Started: March 12, 1930 - Ended: April 6, 1930)
Also known as Salt Satyagraha
Anniversary of the completion of Dandi march
  • Mahatma Gandhi set off on the  Dandi march, a 240-mile long protest journey to defy the British law relating to their  monopoly in producing salt (March 12 to April 6, 1930).
  • First phase of civil  disobedience  continued from March 12, 1930 to March 5, 1931. 
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 OLYMPICS
(Held on: Apr-06, 1896)
First Olympics Games at Athens
  • It was a multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 15 April 1896.
  • It was the first international Olympic Games held in the Modern era.
  • Ancient Greece was the birthplace of the Olympic Games
  • The Olympics did not return to Greece until the 2004 Summer Olympics, i.e. 108 years later.
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 JIGAR MORADABADI
(Born: Apr-06, 1890 – Died: Sep-09, 1960)
Regarded as one of the all-time great Urdu poets
  • Birth name: Ali Sikandar
  • Author of the highly acclaimed poetry collection 'Atish-i-Gul'
  • One of the most famous Urdu poets of the 20th century and a celebrated Urdu ghazal writer
  • Masses regarded him as the People's Poet
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 DILIP VENGSARKAR
(Born: Apr-06, 1956 )
Former Indian cricketer and later a cricket administrator
  • One of the foremost exponents of the Drive Shot in Cricket
  • He was also known by the nickname 'Colonel'
  • A member of the 1983 World Champions team, led by Kapil Dev
  • Padma Shri - 1987
  • Arjuna Award - 1981
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