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Historical Event on 12/6/1997
Nine persons killed and over 60 injured in bomb blasts in three trains which left Chennai. Blasts occurred in Tiruchi, Erode (Tamil Nadu) and Trissur in Kerala.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/1/1954 | French handed over their territories of Pondicherry, Mahe, Karikal and Yanon to the Government of India. |
| 7/10/1949 | Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, great Indian cricket player (opener, 10,122 Test runs), was born in Bombay. He has received Arjun Award (1975) and Padma Bhushan (1980). |
| 11/19/1835 | Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. She was named Manikarnika and was called 'Manu'. |
| 8/10/1993 | Election Commission withdrew controversial order. By-polls to be held before 10. |
| 7/18/1908 | Fourteen thousand mill workers go on strike at Bombay. |
| 2/16/1905 | Padmabhushan Aliyawar Jang, former Governor of Maharashtra, was born. |
| 5/18/1995 | Criminal Law (Amendment Bill, 1995) introduced in Parliament to replace the 10-year-old controversial TADA Act. |
| 10/16/1936 | 35 killed in Hindu-Muslim riots at Bombay. |
| 11/13/1901 | War Secretary Brodrick claimed that Boers were killing natives in large numbers. He intended to withdraw troops from India to fight in S. Africa at London. |
| 3/20/1977 | General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India. |
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