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Historical Event on 2/6/1995

India and France decide to set up permanent Secretariat in Paris during the Indo-French Joint Business Council in Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1992India's Leander Paes defeats Britain's Jeremy Bates in the Davis Cup tie in New Delhi.
5/2/1954Ceylon Asian conference ends with plea for peace in Indo-China, end of atomic tests and condemnation of colonialism.
6/20/1946Kashmir authorities arrest President-elect Nehru for refusing to obey an order banning him from the state.
11/7/2000Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.
3/14/1995Keshubai Patel (Gujarat), J.B. Patnaik (Orissa) and Manohar Joshi, the 12th (Maharashtra) CMs, elected.
11/20/1859Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away.
4/12/1799The Church Missionary Society was organized in London under the original name of the Society for Missions in Africa and the East. This Anglican missions agency currently works in fields located in Africa, Ceylon, India, Pakistan, Iran and Palestine.
8/5/1905Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, was born.
1/20/1993Captain Karamjeet Singh, first Pramveer Chakra Awardee, passed away.
12/17/1998Jyotirmoyee bags her second gold at the Asian Games, winning the women's 800m. Rosakutty finishes second. Bantamweight pugilist Dingko Singh clinches a gold while Indian pair of Sethi-Shandilya strikes top prize in billiards doubles category.