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Historical Event on 2/6/1959

Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/14/1987A soldier in a guard of honor attacks Indian Prime Minister Gandhi with his rifle butt at Sri Lanka.
3/30/1993S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away.
5/1/1923Under the leadership of Singaravelu Chettiar, the first May day was celebrated in India.
11/29/1953Benegal Narsing Rau, foremost Indian Jurist of his time, passed away at Zurich. He performed some very prominent duties towards the nation. He was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice at Hague.
10/2/1904Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India (1964-66), was born in Mughalsarai near Benaras in Uttar Pradesh.
10/24/1975Bounded labour system was abolished by Ordinance
1/11/1966Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
4/3/1966First Indian-made computer commissioned in Jadavpur University campus.
1/17/1999Madhya Pradesh won its maiden Wills Trophy championship, defeating Bengal in the final of the limited overs cricket championship in Calcutta.