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Historical Event on 2/6/1827

Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1996Supreme Court says dowry demand even during marriage talks is an offence.
3/4/1996India and EU agree on a plan to boost trade ties.
1/1/1955Shantiswaroop Bhatnagar, famous Indian Chemical Expert, died.
2/1/1931Gandhi chiefs order campaign of civil disobedience to continue.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
5/5/1930Gandhiji was arrested and imprisoned without trial. As a result there was ''hartal'' (strike)all over India. Over 100,000 people were jailed before the end of the year.
10/26/1930Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her.
4/8/1831Ram Mohan Roy landed in England.
7/3/1941Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal), was born.
5/14/1907Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born.