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Historical Event on 12/6/1992
300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
12/16/1909 | Lal Singh Narayan Singh, cricketer (scored 15 & 29 in India's 1st Test match), was born near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
6/24/1885 | Tara Singh, freedom fighter and leader of Akali Dal Master, was born in the village Haryal, District Rawalpindi. |
2/23/1993 | Noted Hindi poet Naresh Mehta wins Gyanpith Award. |
2/21/1959 | Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi. |
3/19/1954 | The first helicopter S-55 arrived at Bombay by sea. |
4/19/1976 | Indira Gandhi proposes a resumption of ties with Pakistan in New Delhi. |
5/13/1998 | World Bank cancels India donors meet. |
2/4/1948 | Rakeshchandra Satchidananda Shukla, cricket leg-spinner (1 Test India v Sri Lanka 1982), was born in Kanpur. |
3/10/2000 | Nitish Kumar, Bihar Chief Minister, submits his resignation without putting his motion of seeking a trust vote to test in the assembly. The RJD leader Rabri Devi meets the Governor and stakes claim to form the Government. |
7/1/1962 | Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad. |
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