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Historical Event on 6/12/1972

D. G. Tendulkar, historian who had written the autobiography of Mahatma Gandhi, died.

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11/5/1996United Front suffers a setback with one of its constituents, the Madhya Pradesh Vikas party, deciding to walk out and merge with Congress (I).
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8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
2/19/1994IRBM Agni Missile test fired successfully for the third time.
12/8/1911Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.
2/21/1973V. R. Sonalkar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31-07-1974.
8/18/1911Adityanath Jha, former Governor of Delhi, was born.
7/25/1929Somnath Chatterjee, politician and lawyer, was born.
11/26/1949Constitution of India was adopted
2/25/1963Nehru refuses to recognize China-Pakistan border pact in New Delhi.