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Historical Event on 2/6/1939

Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1925Sadashiv Pandurang Jantre, great freedom fighter and social worker, was born .
1/3/1938Jaswant Singh, son of Thakur Sardar Singh, was born in Jasol, Distt. Barmer (Rajasthan).
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
11/2/1990Many die in firing in Ayodhya as Karsevaks storm the Ram Janma Bhumi/Babri Masjid structure. Curfew in many areas in north and west India to prevent communal violence. Several people die in violence.
1/6/1983Indian National Congress lost for the first time in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka State Assembly Elections.
2/12/1960Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.
6/30/1855Santhals of Rajmahal Hills, Santhal-Paragana, Bihar started their agitation against ill treatment by Britishers, revenue officers, police, landlords and moneylenders under the leadership on Sindhu and Kanhu at Bhoranadhighi, Bengali.
6/5/1974Smallpox epidemic in the country.
9/13/1906Surendra Kumar Dey, social reformer and politician, was born at Sylhet (Bangladesh).
9/13/1906Pedro Alvaris, Portugese businessman, reached Calicut and established the first European factory in India.