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Historical Event on 6/2/1986

One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/18/1980Naoomal Jeoomal, cricketer (3 Tests for India 1932-34, 108 runs), died.
6/20/1918K.K. Singh, politician and social worker, was born at Agra.
7/31/1993Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. retired as the Air Officer Commanding, India Command.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
4/8/1993CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.
12/17/1991Narasimhan committee on Monetary Reforms recommends that there should not be any further nationalisation of banks. Loan-melas assailed.
1/26/1930Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day.
9/24/1995Kanpur University renamed as Chhatrapati Shahu University.
7/22/1997Bus plummets into the swollen Usri river in Giridih dist, Bihar, killing 70.
9/16/1932Ronald Ross, bacteriologist and member of Indian Medical Service, died in London. He had also received a Nobel Prize.