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Historical Event on 6/12/1972
D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/20/1898 | Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 2/17/1976 | New Zealand score their first innings win in Tests vs India. |
| 11/19/1962 | Nehru asks more US aid as China drives into India in New Delhi. |
| 1/27/1926 | Arunkumar Vaidya, former General of Indian Army, was born. |
| 3/10/1922 | Gandhiji arrested for the first time in Bombay on the charges of sedition at Sabarmati. |
| 5/24/1903 | Hemchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali poet, passed away. |
| 9/7/1968 | Benipuri Sharma, famous Hindi novelist, died. |
| 7/11/1924 | Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi. |
| 1/9/1993 | An Indian Airlines TU-154 plane crash lands in Delhi, all the 165 on board escape; Civil Aviation Minister Scindia resigns; PM cancels Dhaka visit; SAARC summit put off. |
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