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Historical Event on 2/6/1952

George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/1998Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
9/7/1998Prof. K. M. Chandy, Congress (I) leader and former Governor of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, died in Kochi at the age of 77.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
9/26/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 100m (Women) in 11.39 seconds at Jakarta.
3/23/1910Dr. Ram Manohar Hiralal Lohia also known as ""Dauntless Dr. Lohia"", freedom fighter and socialist leader, was born at Akbarpur, district Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He had founded Praja Socialist Party in 1952.
4/18/1916Iyyer G. Subramaniam, Congress leader, passed away.
10/9/1976International Dialing Telephone Service started between Mumbai and London.
7/25/1992R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President.
7/29/1994Opposition stalls parliament proceedings over the 'Action Taken Report' on JPC finding.
12/29/1989Prasar Bharati Bill and Lok Pal Bill introduced in Lok Sabha.