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Historical Event on 6/12/1972
D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/15/1919 | Osmania University was established at Hyderabad. |
| 4/6/1993 | Divya Bharati, famous Hindi film actress (Deewana), died at the age of 19. |
| 12/30/1964 | 500 people seized by Chinese spies. |
| 7/8/1996 | T.N. Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner, wins Magsaysay award. |
| 10/21/1762 | Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born. |
| 5/17/1949 | India decided with only one dissent vote to remain within the Commonwealth of Nations. |
| 6/12/1891 | Gandhiji sailed for India and reached in July. |
| 4/3/1926 | Muslim-Hindu riots destroy temples, killing 12, wounding 100 in Calcutta. |
| 5/18/1872 | Bertrand Russell, great philosopher, mathematician, author and Chairmain of the Indian League, was born. |
| 9/23/1858 | Grant Duf, historian who studied Maratha history, died. |
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