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Historical Event on 2/6/1996

Supreme Court upholds election of CPI (M) leader O. Bharathan to Kerala Assembly from Edakkad (91).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1906Govind Vinayak Devansthali, Sanskrit researcher, dictionary creator, professor and journalist, was born in Bombay.
6/27/1998Mr. Nikhil Chakravartty, journalist and chairman of Prasar Bharati, dies in New Delhi at 84.
6/13/1931Gandhi to live in a garret amongst the poor in London.
7/11/2000Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
9/11/1991Tax concessions announced.
7/5/1993Air Marshal Swarup Krishna Kaul appointed Chief of Air Staff.
6/7/1979Bhaskara-I, first experimental satellite for Earth resources/meteorology remote sensing and the Second Satellite of India, launched. This satellite carried TV and microwave cameras. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle 'Intercosmos'.
9/27/199573 people died in a coal mine accident in Gaslitand in Dhanbad district, Bihar, when flood water leaked into the mine.
7/29/1904Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata, president of Tata industrial group, was born in Paris, France. He was the first pilot of India to be conferred with the Bharat Ratna.
10/4/1907Riots in Calcutta.