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Historical Event on 2/6/1959

Ann Chandy was appointed the first Woman judge of Kerala High Court. In 1937, she became the 'munsif'.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/15/1965Third cyclone of the year kills another 15,000 at mouths of Ganges river.
5/11/1991Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.
1/6/1664Chhatrapati Shivaji attacked on Surat.
9/20/1857British troops conquered Delhi from the Mutineers.
7/13/1930Swarup Kishan Reu, cricket test umpire for 17 tests from 1978-85, was born in Delhi and was honoured by Padmashree in 1986. He joins the record of umpiring most Tests for India.
1/15/1948Gandhiji hails Indian Cabinet's decision to release Pakistan dues of Rs. 550 million. Fast continues for establishment of communal peace.
11/12/1999A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
6/6/1982Devraj Ars, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, passed away.
4/20/2000A full bench of the Madras High Court quashes the Tamil Nadu Government order making Tamil (or mother tongue) as the compulsory medium of instruction in all schools in the State up to Standard V.