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Historical Event on 2/6/1939
Sayaji Rao Gaekwad III of Baroda, great nationalist and social reformer, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/24/1958 | First international Film Festival started in Mumbai. |
| 12/8/1998 | An Indian film, 'The Terrorist' wins all top awards including the Golden Pyramid award for the best film at the 23rd Cairo International Film Festival. Santosh Sivan gets the best director award, while its actress Ayesha Dharker bags the best actress award. |
| 3/5/1993 | The government de-reserves the mining industry throwing it open to private sector as well as to foreign investment. |
| 2/1/1894 | Chitravshastri, Marathi dictionary creator, was born. |
| 4/3/1991 | UP Assembly dissolved to pave way for Assembly polls . |
| 1/12/1906 | Pandit Mahadeo Shastri Joshi, dictionary creator, was born. |
| 9/24/1936 | It was reported that in the past two weeks over 2 million of India's depressed classes had renounced Hinduism in favor of Christianity. |
| 11/21/1993 | R.F. Botha, Foreign Minister, moots a grouping of Indian Ocean countries. |
| 12/23/1989 | V. C. Pande was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 11-12-1990. |
| 10/17/1979 | Mother Teresa, social worker, awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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