6-October-1779

Elphinston, historian and administrator of Mumbai province, was born. 6-October-1808

Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer, innovator, chief engineer and Inspector of Machinery at the Steam Factory at Bombay and one of the dignitaries, was born. 6-October-1858

Nanasaheb Peshwa, a revolutionary of first mutiny, died. 6-October-1862

Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862. 6-October-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. 6-October-1913

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