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Historical Event on 12/10/1997

Salman Haidar appointed India's High Commissioner to Britain. He succeeded M. L. Singhvi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1928Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune.
11/21/1914Ujwala Mazumdar, freedom fighter and member of Bengal Valunteers, was born at Dhaka.
11/7/1950King Tribhubana Bir Bikram of Nepal flees palace for refuge in Indian Embassy at Kathmandu.
3/18/1915British Government approved Indian Security Act to have greater control on the Indian people.
8/12/1997Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai.
5/22/1961Jnanpeeth Award was instituted and the first award was given in 1965. This award is given for the best creative literary writing by any Indian citizen in any of the languages included in the VIII Schedule of the Indian Constitution. The award carries a cash price of Rs 2.5 lakh, a citation and a bronze momento.
2/6/1994World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
7/1/1879Post Card of one paisa was started in India by the Post and Telegraph Department.
6/11/1931Purushottam Vishnu Behre, great editor, story and novel writer, was born.
11/15/199237 die in a landslide at Meghamalai near Chinnamanur.