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Historical Event on 10/12/1997
Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/19/1956 | The Indian govt. bans six U.S. and two British films for presenting a 'disparaging' impression of life in Africa, including 'African Queen' and 'Mogambo' at New Delhi. |
| 2/25/1993 | Kranti Renadev, a naxalite under trial in Andhra, freed. |
| 11/19/2000 | Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, agriculture scientist, gets the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development for 1999. |
| 3/11/1963 | Mahomed Nissar, 6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts @ 28.28, passed away. |
| 3/20/1977 | General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India. |
| 8/18/1969 | Humayun Kabir, great politician, died. |
| 8/2/1942 | Gandhi says that the Japanese might be welcomed in India should they invade due to current Indian discontent. |
| 4/4/1951 | West Germany establishes full diplomatic relations with India. |
| 8/29/1984 | Indian Airlines Boeing 737 with 68 passengers and a crew of 6 hijacked in Lahore. |
| 1/15/1958 | Tamil becomes the official language of Madras. |
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