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Historical Event on 6/12/1997
Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/4/1898 | Kariamanikkam Srinivasa Krishnan, Indian Scientist and Physicist-Philosopher, was born in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/26/1946 | Mrinal Pandey, famous Hindi columnist, was born. |
| 11/30/1909 | Ramesh Chandra died. |
| 9/22/1988 | PM announces Government's decision to drop Defamation Bill. |
| 8/8/1968 | Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar. |
| 10/2/1999 | Ban orders in Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency in Bihar. |
| 3/29/1979 | Delhi beat Karnataka by 399 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy. |
| 1/2/1947 | Mahatma Gandhi met Lord Bevin, the personal emissary of British Prime Minister Winston Churchil, in Delhi. Beven is reported to have told the great man, ''Eighteen languages, 500 dialects, some 30 religions, a million Gods and Goddesses, 300 million individuals, an infinity of castes and sub castes, and a population (that is) practically illiterate and half of which (are) beggars or thieves... Good luck, sir! Such a nation is ungovernable! It'd take you centuries to get anywhere!''. Gandhiji wrapped his large, white shawl a little more closely around him, and modestly replied, 'India has eternity before her.. and ""All around me is utter darkness"". |
| 10/20/1905 | Mohansing Mahir, famous modern Punjabi poet, was born. |
| 7/24/1996 | Govt. decides to raise the ceiling on the maximum amount of retirement/death gratuity from Rs. 1 lakh to Rs. 2.50 lakhs. |
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