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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
2/24/199525 jawans die in an explosion in Brahmaputra Mail near Nilalong station about 200 km from Guwahati.
9/1/1962Shivaji University was established in Kolhapur.
10/15/1996H.D. Deve Gowda, Prime Minister, launched the concluding ceremony of the 85th year of ICMR at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. He also gave away the ICMR Prizes and Awards (1994-95) to outstanding bio-medical scientists of India.
8/23/1942Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.
6/29/199324 jawans were killed in ambush by NSCN militants in Manipur.
12/28/1907Vitthal Narayan Kothiwale, great author, was born at Garoth (Malva).
3/30/1989Waman Ganpat Behre `Sobat', editor of weekly, passed away.
10/19/1888Namakkal Kavignar, Gandhian poet and painter, was born at Mohanur in Salem.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
9/10/1872Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex.