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Historical Event on 6/2/1986

One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/25/1989P. Baiju, Anand Shetty, Arjun Deviah, Ananda Natarajan set a record for India at the 4x100m relay meet in 40.14s at Islamabad.
7/16/1992Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died.
7/6/1917Bhandarkar Prachyavidya Sanshodhak Mandir' was established.
5/28/1968Bhagwan Gopinathji Bhan, was a mystic saint of early 20th century Kashmir in India. He has been called a ""jivanmukta"" (liberated soul) or ""Aghoreshwar"" and his spiritual state has been described as ""Shambhavi Avastha"" (state of Shiva), died. He was a great devotee of Shiva and Shakti and took intense "Sadhana". His disciples and devotees set up an ashram at Kharyar in Srinagar in his name.
6/22/1993JPC draft report raps B. Shankaranand and censures Manmohan Singh.
10/30/1990Several people died and many injured as security forces opened fire at a crowd marching towards Ram Janmabhumi/Babari Masjid to perform 'karseva'.
4/3/1987S.H. Vatsyayan passed away.
12/21/1921Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born.
1/24/1870Muddan, famous Kannad poet and novelist, was born.
5/17/1949India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations.