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Historical Event on 6/12/1975

Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/8/1959The Report of the Committee of Parliament constituted under Article 344 (4) of the constitution was submitted to the President.
6/22/1940Netaji Subhashchandra Bose established the 'Forward Block' after differences with Congress leaders.
2/3/1873Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, was born.
12/25/1771Shah Alam II sat on the Throne of Dehli. Marathas captured Delhi and induced Shah Alam to return to Delhi after an absence of 18 years from the captial.
3/31/1992The PM to look after foreign affairs.
8/21/1995Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, noted physics scientist, died at the age of 84. He was one of the world's leading astro-physicists for his contributions to the study of stars. Chandrasekhar had received the highest award in Science--the Noble Prize in Physics in 1983.
3/26/1931New Delhi replaces Calcutta as capital of British-Indies.
9/22/1986India vs Australia Test Cricket at Madras finishes in a tie.
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
3/13/1878Royal Charter forms the East India Company, setting in motion a process that ultimately results in the subjugation of India under British rule.