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Historical Event on 2/6/1985
Vikram Kumar, Soccer(Football) player, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 2/17/1968 | Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away. |
| 8/4/1979 | Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay. |
| 7/17/1987 | V. P. Singh announces resignation from Congress; R. Venkataraman elected President of India. |
| 1/24/1870 | Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born. |
| 3/5/1999 | The indigenously-built multi-barrel rocket launcher ''Pinaka'' is successfully test-fired at Chandipur-on-sea in Orissa. |
| 6/3/1999 | Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner inside the High Commission premises. |
| 6/23/1911 | King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi. |
| 6/16/1920 | Hemant Chaudhary, famous singer and music director, was born. |
| 10/18/1995 | President's Rule imposed in UP and the State Assembly put in suspended animation. |
| 1/26/1997 | Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs. |
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