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Historical Event on 10/12/1997

Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/16/199160 percent of the 23 million voters exercise their franchise in the by-elections to 15 Lok Sahba and 56 Assembly seats in 14 states.
1/21/1956Strikes and demonstrations held in Bihar and Orissa in protest of the government's intention to revise state boundaries.
1/1/1994This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Family"".
2/15/1924Shankarrao Bajirao Patil, great leader of Maharashtra, was born.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
2/7/198161 die in circus fire in Bangalore.
8/17/1848Romesh Chunder Dutt, great political leader, writer and social worker, was born.
4/21/1998Ashok Kumar, Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, who headed a Central team to Tamil Nadu to assess the law and order situation, was transferred to the Planning Commission.
3/9/1996Chaudhary Randhir Singh appointed Governor of Sikkim.
1/5/1988India's first indigenously built 'Braille' script released short hand machine for the blind.