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Historical Event on 6/12/1975

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

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1956Companies Act of 1913 was revised and Indian Companies Act of 1956 came into force.
10/31/1975Sachin Dev Burman, famous music director, died.
2/28/1987The National Science Day was celebrated for the first time at the ICMR Headquarters and all its Institutes/Centres in February 1987 through exhibitions, lectures, demonstration campaigns etc. (This has now become an annual event).
2/28/1987Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan of Lodi tribe, marched down upon Delhi.
9/20/1819Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died.
1/26/1997Mizoram becomes a dry state, the fourth, after Gujarat, AP and Haryana.
2/16/1942The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
4/13/1796The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India.