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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
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10/6/1927The first independent film processing laboratory, Atmanand Laboratory, was set up by Narayanrao alias Dhanjibhai K. Desai at Bombay.
6/29/1909Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born.
12/6/199813th Asian Games inaugurated at Bangkok.
11/5/1961Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru arrived in New York. This was the first ocassion when an Indian Prime Minister went to United States.
3/20/1952Anand Armitraj, great Indian tennis player (Brother of Vijay), was born.
12/23/1977Harvinder Singh, great Indian ODI pace-bowler (1997), was born.
3/5/1989Bhagwat Jha Azad, Bihar CM, resigns.
9/6/1990Prasar Bharti' bill passed in Parliament.