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Historical Event on 6/12/1976
Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/20/1878 | Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away. |
| 10/12/1860 | Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, passed away at the age of 73. |
| 4/18/1917 | Gandhi saw one of his testing grounds of Satyagraha in Champaran. He defied section 144 of Criminal Act. |
| 5/13/1962 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Rajendra Prasad (1884-1963). |
| 10/31/1997 | Autonomous Prasar Bharati with enough muscle to get Government off its back is promised by Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Jaipal Reddy, while announcing changes to Prasar Bharati Act in New Delhi. |
| 1/14/1851 | Peshwa Bajirao Raghunath, last Peshwa of Marathas, passed away at Brahmawart. |
| 11/18/1973 | Mother of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, passed away. She came to India in 1914. |
| 9/6/1993 | CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M). |
| 3/16/1997 | The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India. |
| 6/18/1997 | Prakash Padukone launches IBC. |
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