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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
11/25/1995Namibian PM Hoge S. Geingob arrives in New Delhi.
9/1/1999Dr. S. Srinivasan (58), Director of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) in Thiruvananthapuram, died.
9/4/1888Mahatma Gandhi left for London, England to study Law.
9/4/1888Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi.
8/12/1979Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.
10/1/1995Aditya Birla, famous industrialist, died.
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.
10/27/1928Dattaji Krishnarao Gaekwad, father of Anshuman and batted in 11 Tests 1950's, was born in Baroda.
1/23/1909New direct 7,000-mile telegraphic link with India is hailed as a great achievement at London.
9/23/1990World Bank clears Rs.1,200 crore aid for Sarovar Dam rejecting objections raised by environmental groups.