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Significance of *6th February*:

*International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation* is a United Nations-sponsored annual awareness day that takes place on February 6 as part of the UN's efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation.



1833- *Otto* becomes the first modern King of Greece.


1952- *Elizabeth II* becomes Queen of the United Kingdom and her other Realms and Territories and Head of the Commonwealth upon the death of her father, George VI.




Famous people who had responded *birthdays* on this day:


1890- *Abdul Ghaffar Khan,* also known as Bacha Khan or *Badshah Khan,* Pashtun independence activist who worked to end the rule of the British Raj in India. He was a founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar resistance movement against British colonial rule in India. 


1895- *Basanta Kumar Biswas* was an Indian pro-independence activist involved in the Jugantar group. 


1940- *Bhupinder Singh* was an Indian musician, chiefly a ghazal singer and also a Bollywood playback singer.




Famous people who have *death anniversaries* on this day :


1931- *Motilal Nehru* was an Indian lawyer, activist, and politician belonging to the Indian National Congress.


1946- *Upendranath Brahmachari* was a renowned physician and scientist in British India. He discovered the drug urea stibamine for the treatment of kala-azar.


1976- *Ritwik Kumar Ghatak* was an Indian film director, screenwriter, actor and playwright.


1987- *Keshab Chandra Nag* is the author of arguably the most widely used school-level textbook on mathematics in the Bengali language.


2020- *Arati Das* known professionally as *Miss Shefali,* was an Indian Bengali actress and dancer who was recognized for her work in Bengali cinema.


2022- *Lata Mangeshkar* was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers in India.

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