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Historical Event on 6/2/1993

Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
7/20/1969Varahagiri Venkatagiri retired from the post of President.
12/23/1902Chaudhary Charan Singh was born at Noopur village in Hapur Tehsil near Meerut. He was a freedom fighter and had done many deeds for upliftment of Agriculture in India. He was the Prime Minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980.
5/14/1907Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born.
7/31/1916Mohanlal Sukhadia, chief minister of Rajasthan and freedom fighter, was born at Jhalawar.
3/21/1977Internal Emergency, promulgated on June 25, 1975, withdrawn by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.
12/8/1992World-wide protest against Ayodhya demolition, temples burnt in Pakistan and Britain; Advani, Joshi, Singhal arrested; Nation observes 'bandh'.
1/27/1901Tarkatirtha Laxmanshastri Joshi, the great thinker, master of Sanskrit and editor of Marathi Vishwakosh, was born.