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Historical Event on 6/12/1897

Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/16/1983Harish Chandra, great Indian scientist, died. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.
3/28/1991IAF men die in an air crash in Bangalore.
9/16/1997Rajeev Balakrishnan sets 100m national mark in the ITC International Athletics meet.
6/22/1994L. V. Prasad, father of South Indian film industry, died.
8/3/1985Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte.
5/28/1992Indo-US naval exercises begin.
10/30/1976Elections to the lower house of the Indian Parliament suspended again until early 1978.
11/22/1997Diana Hayden, 24-year-old Mumbai-born Miss India, beat 85 contestants from around the world to be crowned new 'Miss Universe' at Mahe in Seychelles.
11/24/1930Chandrakant Trimbak Patankar, cricketer ( wicket keeper in one Test India vs NZ 1955-56), was born in Pen, Maharashtra.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.