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Historical Event on 6/12/1997

Mihir Sen, long distance swimmer, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1972Charu Majumdar, father of Naxalite Movement and the founder President of C.O.I.(M-L), died in prison.
11/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born.
2/5/1991The last of 1.2 lakh Indians in Kuwait manage to return to India.
10/25/1983Technical Cell constituteded with a view to promote the use of official language Hindi on mechanical or electronic devices.
3/27/1878Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack.
7/21/1999Bansi Lal, Haryana Chief Minister, quits before seeking a trust vote; and rebels form a separate party.
6/13/2000Major General Manuel Saavedra of Uruguay appointed Chief Military observer of the U.N. Mission monitoring the LoC in Kashmir.
4/14/1988Ashok Kumar, actor, recieved the Dada Saheb Phalke Award.
8/11/1893First Hindu-Muslim riots in Maharashtra.
10/1/1998Anxiety in stock market after UTI's US-64 scheme is reported to have paid dividend, eating out of its capital.