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Historical Event on 2/6/1931

Motilal Gangadhar Nehru, revolutionary, founder of 'Swaraj Party', political leader and barrister, passed away at Lucknow.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1995K. Karunakaran resigns as CM of Kerala; Finance Minister presents Central Budget.
12/22/1994Sunil Gavaskar takes oath of office as the Sheriff of Bombay.
5/25/1886Rash Behari Basu, great revolutionary, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, was born at Palara Bighati village, West Bengal.
4/24/1918Durgaprasad Dhar, former Vice President of Planning Commission, was born.
1/15/1966The Indian Air Force achieved equal status with the Army and possessed in excess of 70,000 personnel and was nearing its 45-squadron goal. Its composition in the autumn of 1968 included 23 fighter category squadrons, three tactical bomber squadrons, a maritime patrol squadron (with ex-Air India L. 1049G Super Constellations), 11 transport squadrons, four AOP squadrons, a number of helicopter units and a few SAM squadrons.
5/9/1996Kerala CM A.K. Antony resigns.
10/2/1993Prime Minister's employment project started in urban areas.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
1/18/1992Ordinance cuts minimum poll campaign time to 14 days from 20 days.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.