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Historical Event on 6/2/1900

Sri Ram Sharma Acharya, freedom fighter, social reformer and leader, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/11/1994Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
4/4/1991Gujarat CM Chimanbhai Patel JD (Gujarat)-to contest the elections with poll understanding with Congress (I).
2/6/1990Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown.
7/10/1992SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service.
4/5/1944221 Advance Base Depots laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks and succeeded in safe evacuation of Ordnance stores to an alternate site.
8/8/1972Olympics open at Munich (26).
3/31/1992The new five-year Export-Import policy relaxes restrictions.
12/14/1953Vijay Amritraj, great Indian tennis player and actor (Octopussy), was born.
12/14/1953Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.