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Historical Event on 2/6/1994

Ram Mahadik, Congress leader, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
2/25/1982J. K. Irani, cricket wicketkeeper (2 Tests for India 1947-48), passed away.
3/5/1922Ebrahim Suleman Maka, Indian cricket wicket-keeper (2 Tests vs West Indies1952), was born at Daman.
3/26/1997Russia agrees to help India in developing a state-of-the-art integrated air defence system, even as the two agree to carry military cooperation into the 21st century during the visit of Prime Minister Deve Gowda.
2/7/1983Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
9/18/2000Prasar Bharati issues a notification making it compulsory for cable operators to telecast regional channels of Doordarshan on prime band, in addition to DD-1 and DD-2, in their respective states.
3/1/1924Naresh Mehta was born.
8/19/1903Gangadhar Devram Khanolkar, biographer and critic, was born.
7/16/1997V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
7/15/1991Jagannathrao Joshi, veteran leader of Janata Party `Karnataka Kesri', died.