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Historical Event on 2/6/1827

Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/14/1978Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.
5/1/1983Amravati University established.
9/24/1936It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity.
7/19/1998Tremors measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale rocked Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
2/26/1996Sahib Singh Verma sworn in as Delhi's second CM.
9/14/1932Durgavati Devi aka Durga Bhabhi, an revolutionary and freedom fighter, was born.
8/30/1983Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1B) launched. This was also a multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite, which served for more than its design life of seven years. It was launched by a US Space Shuttle.
11/12/1958Satyajit Ray gets the award for best direction at the San Francisco International Film Festival.
2/21/1997Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai.
2/24/1986Rukmini Devi passed away.