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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
5/29/1947Establishment of Indian Standard Institution.
11/1/1996Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha.
1/3/1996Bomb blast kills six and seriously wounds 20. Jammu and Kashmir Islamic Front claim responsibility in Delhi.
12/31/1923Vishnu Dayal Jhunjhunwala, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
5/3/1718Baba Jassa Singh Ahluwalia, great freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Ahlu village, Lahore.
8/7/1934Gandhi begins a fast for penance following the violent treatment of a Hindu leader by some of his followers.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
12/15/1951Scindia's SS Jal Pushpa launched.
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.