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Historical Event on 6/12/1947
Gandhiji addresses Congress Working Committee.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/12/1993 | Indian ship MV Vishva-Mohini sinks off Spain, 33 killed. |
| 3/22/1942 | Both Congress and Muslim League refused Cripps Mission offer. Congress adopts Quit India Resolution. Cripps Commission came to India which was preceded by Sir Stephard Crips to find out a political formula for transfer of power to Indians. |
| 8/16/1965 | Indian troops cross Kashmir line, seizes two Pakistani outposts. |
| 7/1/1879 | Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department. |
| 3/17/1988 | First operational Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1A) launched by a Russian Vostok. IRS system under National Natural Resources Management System (NNRMS) coordinated at national level by the Planning Committee of NNRMS (PC-NNRMS) and the data from IRS satellites is processed by the National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad. SI, a US Company, also receives and markets IRS data worldwide under a commercial contract with Antrix Corporation of the Department of Space. |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 3/23/1911 | Indranath Bandopadhyay, Bengali comedy writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 4/28/1740 | Baji Rao I aka Thorle BajiRao Peshwa passed away at Raverkhedi near the banks of the Narmada river near Khargon and his son Balaji Baji Rao was placed on his father's throne as the Peshwa. |
| 12/25/1964 | Indian Ocean hurricane kills 4,000 in Ceylon, 3,000 in Indian province of Madras. |
| 4/20/1997 | Sheri Bamboat and Hamshad Bamboat win National sea-bird sailing title. |
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