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Historical Event on 2/6/1949

India to nationalize the estate of Nizam, the world's richest man, from Hyderabad.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/27/2000Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, launches National Initiative for child protection of which childline is an integral part.
6/30/1991A 36-member Congress ministry led by Hiteswar Saikia assumes office in Assam.
1/19/1982Mizo National Front and allied organizations declared illegal.
1/14/1982First Antarctic Expedition on December 1981-Jan 1982; group of 21 Indian scientists team led by S. Z. Qasim reached Antarctica successfully.
2/25/1920Balraj Madhok was born.
4/2/1942Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips.
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.
1/9/1889Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"".
4/17/1990Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, famous Director of Raja Kelkar Museum, passed away.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.