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Historical Event on 2/6/1994

World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/24/1976Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.
7/25/1929Somnath Chatterjee, politician and lawyer, was born.
10/31/1984Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.'
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
4/15/1947Issues with Jinnah a joint appeal for communal peace.
4/8/1759British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India.
12/21/1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
11/22/1997Yasser Arafat, President, Palestinian National Authority, laid the foundation stone for Indo-Arab cultural centre at Hyderabad.
9/3/2000National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai.
9/1/1668Mumbai was handed over to East India Company by King of England.