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Historical Event on 6/12/1975

Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/28/1954The flight undertook its first VVIP commitment, when it carried the first Prime Minister of India, the Late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, from Palam to Tilpat range and back to witness the 'Fire Power Demo'. It carried wide spectrum of VVIPs, including the President, the Prime Minister, renowned statesmen, Generals, Luminaries and visiting foreign dignitaries.
12/24/1932The third and last Round Table conference on India ends. It was was held in London.
12/24/1999Koneru Humpy won the under-12 boys' title and P. Harikrishna won the Under-14 boys' title at the Asian Youth Chess Championship in Ahmedabad.
4/26/1926Karachi Autonomous Region established in RSFSR (until 1943).
5/27/1930Jayaprakash Narayan, Labour Research Cell, arrested after Dandi March.
1/22/1886Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away.
12/24/1921Rabindranath Tagore established ""Visva Bharati"" at Santiniketan with Brojendra Nath Seal as the chief guest.
5/30/1985Earthquake in Srinagar.
2/12/1999The Centre dismisses the Rabri Devi Government in Bihar and imposes President's rule.
5/13/1953The first Indian Navy air station INS Garuda was commissioned at Venduruthy, the naval base in Cochin.