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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
12/6/1995The Sixth Army Ordnance Corps Reunion and Silver Jubilee of Colour Presentation was celebrated at AOC Centre with pomp and splendour, fun and gaiety and professionalism of high order. The highlights included para-dropping, AOC Kangla Tongbi, Sonet-lumiere sound and light show, Central Parade and Yaadgar Parade.
6/29/1976Sandhya Chib, Miss India-Universe (1996), was born.
1/23/1993British PM John Major arrives in India on an official visit.
8/27/1994Indian soldiers and Muslim militants clash in Kashmir.
9/23/1983Supreme Court upholds execution of criminals through hanging by rope.
1/20/1994Chinese film 'Farewell, My Concubine' and Adoor Gopalakrishnan's 'Vidheyan' adjudged best Foreign and Indian films in the 25th International Film Festival at Calcutta.
5/2/1908Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.
3/5/1868Harishchandra Sakharam Bhatwadekar alias Save Dada, who filmed the felicitation function of Wrangler R. P. Paranjapye, was born. This film was titled as ""The Fresh Indian Regular of Cambridge University."" He was the First Short Documentary Film Maker of India.
12/22/1751Battle of Mandavgargh.
2/24/1997Charles Shobhaj, the notorious murder suspect, to be deported to France after 20 years in Tihar jail.