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Historical Event on 2/6/1994

Indian Union Muslim League splits, G.M.Banatwala elected President in place of Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/18/1898Damodar Hari Chapekar, India's first revolutionary, was hanged in the Yervada Central Jail. He was punished for killing the Rand and Ayrest British Officials.
10/26/1937Pandit Hridaynath Mangeshkar, famous music director, was born.
11/25/1995The four-states of Gujarat, Goa, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh proposes trade bloc for western States (Western Regional Cooperation).
4/19/1975First Indian Satellite ''Aryabhata'' launched. The Satellite provided technological experience in building and operating a satellite system. It was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos.
12/23/1998Jayaprakash Narayan posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna, the country's biggest honour.
7/12/1823First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co.
10/11/1991Meghalaya placed under President's rule.
10/3/1957Republican Party of India established.
12/1/1989National Front decides to form a government with outside support from the BJP and the Left Parties.
1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.