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Historical Event on 6/12/1970

Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/31/1977N. K. Mukarji was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1980.
2/19/1949Mass arrests of communists in India.
3/1/1955Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw.
10/20/1752The grateful Wazir induced the emperor to make Badan Singh the 'Raja' with the title of Mahendra, and Suraj Mal the 'Mumar Bahadur' with the title of Rajendra.
10/21/2000Seema Antil becomes the first Indian ever to win a global title by bagging a gold medal in disc throw in the World Junior Athletic championship in Santiago.
10/19/1920Prakashchandra Sethi, former central minister, was born.
8/15/1955Satyagrah started for the freedom of Goa.
8/27/1997Daljeet Singh and Debi Bose set national records in the Federation Cup athletics at Chennai in javelin throw and hurdles respectively.
10/24/1605Jahangir became the fourth Emperor of Mughal Empire at Agra.
5/29/1967First blowdown of the 4 ft trisonic tunnel; the tunnel with all auxiliary facilities such as compressor system, electrical sub-station, design office and model fabrication shop is formally set up and commissioned by National Aeronautical Laboratory.