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Historical Event on 6/12/1997
Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/29/1956 | India gets $ 360 million loan as food aid. |
| 4/2/1970 | Privy purses and special privileges of former Indian rulers abolished. |
| 6/16/1997 | K. R. Narayanan, Vice-President, is the joint candidate of Congress(I) and United Front for Presidentship in July 14 election. |
| 2/19/1992 | Shridhar Narayan Bendre, famous painter, passed away. |
| 12/9/1658 | Dutch troops occupy harbour city Quilon (Coilan), India. |
| 10/28/1867 | Swami Vivekanand Sister Nivedita, great freedom fighter, revolutionary and politician, was born at Dunganon in Ireland. |
| 5/8/1725 | John Lovewell, US Indian fighter, passed away in a battle. |
| 4/3/1992 | Nagaland brought under President's rule. |
| 4/14/1905 | Earthquake at Kangra region in Himachal. |
| 11/1/1937 | Keral University established. |
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