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Historical Event on 12/6/1997

Nine persons killed and over 60 injured in bomb blasts in three trains which left Chennai. Blasts occurred in Tiruchi, Erode (Tamil Nadu) and Trissur in Kerala.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1966India endorses the Partial Nuclear Ban Treaty.
7/20/1905First Partition of Bengal, which was proposed by Lord Curzon, was accepted by British Government's Minister of India.
5/9/1919Ram Kumar Gupta, great industrialist, was born at Delhi.
1/5/1994Jnanpith Award was given to U. R. Anantha Murthy (Kannada).
1/5/1994Battle of Krisna was fought between two villages Rakshasi and Tangadi.
11/30/1994Mrinalini Desai, freedom fighter and famous litterateur, died.
6/18/1995The latest deaths in northern India's hottest weather this century bring the death toll to 525 as temperatures hit 113¦F (45¦C) in New Delhi.
7/8/1996U.N. says India is leading in HIV infections.
9/20/1996Arunachal Chief Minister Apang resigns and forms new party Arunachal Congress.
1/22/1886Harikrishna Premi, Hindi writer, passed away.