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Historical Event on 6/12/1970
Gopinath Kaviraj, Padmavibhushan awardee and critic, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/4/1953 | University of Cambridge confers honorary Doctorate of Laws on J. L. Nehru. |
| 4/27/1997 | CBI decides to prosecute Bihar CM Laloo Prasad Yadav, former CM Dr. Jagannath Mishra, Union Minister Chandra Deo Prasad Verma and 53 others in the Rs. 950 crore fodder scam case. |
| 7/26/1993 | Swami Chinmayananda is named 1992 Hindu of the Year for a lifetime of dynamic service to Sanatana Dharma worldwide. He attained 'mahasamadhi' on July 26 at age 77. |
| 1/24/1980 | J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85). |
| 1/11/1998 | C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away. |
| 6/15/1969 | Dr. Darashaw Nosherwan Wadia, great pioneer in Indian Geology and professor in development of geo-scientific research in the country, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 86. |
| 2/1/1855 | East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howrah station was opened. |
| 6/10/1987 | Jeevan, famous Hindi film actor, died. |
| 6/24/1991 | Two LIC officers burnt to death in Kashmir. |
| 4/16/1996 | Narasimha Rao, PM, visits Kerala (2 days). |
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