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Historical Event on 12/6/1962

India closes its consulates in Communist China.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/1864Dr. Asutosh Mukherjee, great judge, educationist and lawyer of Bengal, was born at Calcutta.
4/15/1948Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by the merger of some 30 small ruling states.
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.
8/18/1969Humayun Kabir, great politician, died.
8/15/2000Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says in his Independence Day address, ""Borders cannot be redrawn either in the name of religion or on the strength of the sword"".
4/12/1997Maharashtra assembly adopts bill banning interviews for admitting students to pre-primary schools.
2/3/1969Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party.
12/25/1846Swati Tirunal Ramavarma passed away.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
3/23/1931Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution).