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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
9/25/1990S. S. Chauhan, one of the students who had suffered severe burns while trying to immolate himself in protest against implementation of Mandal Commission Report, died.
9/22/1891Gangopadhyay Taraknath, famous novelist in Bengal, passed away.
9/29/1996Water from Krishna river (AP) released for Madras.
10/17/1979Supreme Court stays the execution of all death sentences.
6/30/1986Mizoram became the state of India.
10/13/1905Sister Nivedita died.
4/20/1954Panchsheel agreement between China and India.
11/14/1995Supreme Court gave patients the right to drag careless doctors to Court.
4/23/1929The Fate of the Outlaw', a 7-reel film produced by Majestic Film Co. was prohibited by the Board of Censors, Bombay, on April 23 on the grounds that the film glorifieds crime.
12/1/1921Des Raj Kalia, great librarian, was born at Fazilka, Punjab.