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Historical Event on 6/12/1960
783 Sikhs are arrested while demonstrating for an independent Sikh state in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/26/1858 | Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels. |
| 7/20/1911 | Mohammed Baqa Jilani Khan, Indian cricket fast bowler (Test 1936), was born in Jullandur. |
| 1/9/1889 | Dr. Vrindavanlal Varma, famous Hindi writer and social reformer, was born in Jhansi. He mainly wrote historical and social novels, most famouse being ""Mriganainee"". |
| 9/23/1908 | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born. |
| 12/28/1972 | C. Rajagopalachari, the only Indian Governor General, died. |
| 11/5/1945 | Case was filed against the Azad Hind Army Soldiers at Red Fort in Delhi. |
| 5/4/1923 | Mrinal Sen, famous film director, was born. |
| 6/2/1984 | Army takes control in Punjab as 22 people are killed in Sikh struggle for autonomy. The state is declared a restricted area under the Foreigners' Act. |
| 2/27/1996 | Manmohan Singh presents the vote-on-account as part of the interim budget in Lok Sabha for 1996-97 with a Rs. 5000 crore deficit. |
| 2/14/1985 | Dr. Nagendra Singh elected World Court Chief. |
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