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Historical Event on 10/12/1997

Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1997Leander Paes awarded 'The Sportstar' award.
3/5/1995Jalal Aga, famous comedian and character artist, passed away.
12/11/1998Poet Pradeep (Ramchandra Divedi) died at 1850 hrs today.
4/9/1954India reports only 43\% of population speaks 15 recognized languages, noting 720 dialects, 23 tribal tongues.
11/9/1942Jami, last evergreen poet of Parsi language, died.
5/27/1999IAF loses two fighter aircrafts in the Kargil area. Pakistan claims it has Flight Lieutenant Nachiketa in its custody.
12/10/1857Veer Narayan Singh organised a small group and had an encounter with British army. He was charged treason and sentenced to death. He was executed publicly.
1/6/1993India and Bhutan sign agreement on the giant Sankosh hydro-electric project.
11/17/1948Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers.
6/27/1906Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'.