6 FEB TODAY IN HISTORY DINVISHESH GHADAMODI

Today in Indian History
Events for February 6

6-February-1827	Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.
6-February-1887	Manabendra Nath Roy (his childhood name was Narendranath Bhattacharya), leftist thinker, great Indian politician and philosophist, was born at Arbelia village of 24-Parganas of West Bengal. He was the founder of 'Radical Democratic Party' after quitting Congress during World War II.
6-February-1915	Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) was born at Bandnagar, MP.
6-February-1931	Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow.
6-February-1932	Veena Das, revolutionary freedom fighter, shot Stenly Jackson, Governor of Calcutta at the convocation ceremony of B.A. degree, but Jackson was afraid and bend down, thus the aim was missed.
6-February-1932	Dorabji Jamshetji Tata, great industrialist, passed away.
6-February-1937	Baldev Singh, Chahal campaigner, was born.
6-February-1939	Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away.
6-February-1949	India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad.
6-February-1950	N. R. Pillai was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 13-05-1953.
6-February-1952	George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted.
6-February-1953	Congress, PSP, CP and Jansangh recognised as All India parties by the Election Commission.
6-February-1954	Kashmir Assembly accepts re-unification with India.
6-February-1955	55 miners die in explosion in Bihar State.
6-February-1959	Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.
6-February-1966	Madurai Kamraj University established.
6-February-1985	Vikram Kumar, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
6-February-1990	Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
6-February-1992	The Centre decides to wind up the 7-year-old Food Processing Industry ministry.
6-February-1994	Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait.
6-February-1994	World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
6-February-1994	Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away.
6-February-1995	India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.
6-February-1996	Supreme Court upholds election of CPI (M) leader O. Bharathan to Kerala Assembly from Edakkad (91).
6-February-1998	V. V. S. Laxman scores 301* for Hyderabad against Bihar.
6-February-2000	''Water'' shooting stopped following suicide by a Shiv Sena activist; and director, Ms. Deepa Mehta asked to leave Varanasi.