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Historical Event on 6/12/1975

Allahabad court voids Indira Gandhi's election as premier, citing corruption at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/7/1761Third Battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali, the ruler of Afghanistan, defeats the Marathas; Maratha imperialism checked.
7/29/1994Indian army kills 27 Muslem militants.
2/14/199813 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the BJP president Advani was to address a campaign meeting; 52 people killed.
4/24/1858Kunwar Singh, revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, passed away. He fought his last battle near Jagdishpur, Bihar on April 23, 1858 and defeated the Britishers but was deeply wounded. He also organised the national rebels.
3/21/1979The Cytology Research Centre was set up at New Delhi (renamed as the Institute of Cytology and Preventive Oncology in 1988).
7/31/1658Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor.
1/17/1925Abdul Hafeez Kardar, cricketer (Pakistan 1st Test captain, previously played for India), was born in Lahore.
11/21/1899Harekrushna Mahtab, freedom fighter, politician, industrialist and writer, was born at Agarpara district Balasore, Orissa.
12/8/1932Indian Air Force Act was passed.
8/13/1928Nationalists issue a draft constitution calling for dominion status and a two-chamber parliament.