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Historical Event on 6/3/1972
First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/6/1972 | Allauddin Khan, famous Sarod player, passed away. |
| 1/1/1979 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of the Child"". |
| 2/8/1985 | P. K. Kaul was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 22-08-1986. |
| 8/19/1994 | Rupee made fully convertible on current account. |
| 2/17/1986 | Jiddu Krishnamurti, famous Indian philosopher (Kingdom Happiness), passed away at the age of 90 yrs at Ojai, California, USA. |
| 2/3/1912 | Bardanand Chattergy, chemical expert, was born. |
| 11/1/1996 | Three national parties (Indira Congress, Janata Party and Samata Party) to lose their recognition as national parties as they failed to get the minimum required support in the general election to the 11th Lok Sabha. |
| 2/2/1982 | Geet Sethi becomes the youngest Indian to win the National Billiards' crown at Madras. |
| 5/24/1956 | Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated. |
| 7/3/1985 | Air Chief Marshal D A La Fontaine PVSM, AVSM, VM., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1988. |
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