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Historical Event on 12/6/1997
Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
1/2/1993 | Allahabad court allows 'darshan' at Ayodhya. |
1/18/1978 | Shri Bhim Sen Sachar, freedom fighter, leader and Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
2/4/1938 | Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer ""Guru"", was born. |
1/14/1984 | Gujarati Daily 'Samkalin' of Indian Express Group published. |
8/15/1942 | Mahadev Haribhai Desai, an activist and Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary, died of heart failure at Aga Khan's Palace. |
8/29/1976 | Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam of Bengal, great revolutionary, died on his visit to Dhaka in Bangladesh. |
2/7/1922 | Britain threatens crackdown in India to combat Gandhi's civil disobedience campaign. |
4/1/1944 | Japanese troops conquer Jessami, East-India. |
3/12/1996 | Last session of the 10th Lok Sabha ends. |
2/2/1989 | France's highest civilian award, 'Legion d' Honour, conferred upon Satyajit Ray by President Mitterrand at Calcutta. |
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