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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 |
| 4/22/1915 | Hem Barua, famous Assami and English litterateur, was born. |
| 8/29/1931 | Gandhi arrives in London for second Round Table Conference on India. |
| 9/12/1971 | Jaikishen, famous Hindi film music director, died. |
| 5/28/1963 | Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India). |
| 7/4/1999 | The Indian Army recaptured Tiger Hill after a 11 hour assault, and hoisted the tricolour atop the 16,500 ft. peak. |
| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 11/2/1908 | 50 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy. |
| 12/16/1924 | Nissim Ezekiel, educationist and author, was born. |
| 1/24/1966 | Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister of India. She continued in this office till March 24, 1977, after winning the General Elections. She became the only second woman in modern history to head a government. |
| 12/10/1936 | Duke of York succeeds King Edward as King George VI. |
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