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Historical Event on 2/6/1952

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1994India sends six proposals to Pakistan to resolve bilateral problems.
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
11/19/1924Amarjit Singh, great educationist and scientist, was born at Punjab.
3/29/1999A massive earthquake in the Garhwal region of Uttar Pradesh in the inner Himalayas claims 85 lives and more than 130 injured.
9/22/1891Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
12/24/2000The Government re-instates Dr. R.S.Paroda as the Director-General of the ICAR.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
11/20/1955Kripal Singh scores 100* on Test debut, India v New Zealand.
6/4/1953University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru.