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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
1/1/1969B. Sivaraman was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 30-11-1970.
8/1/1996T. S. R. Subramaniam was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-03-1998.
12/19/1966Rajesh Kumar Chauhan, cricketer (Indian off-spinner since 1993), was born in Ranchi.
4/1/1978India's sixth Five-Year Plan commenced.
4/12/1873Kumaran Asan, famous Malyalam poet and social reformer, was born at Kayikkara, Kerala.
4/1/1889Hindu', English language newspaper changed its perodicity from weekly (20/09/1888) to daily.
6/22/1975National Emergency was declared and censorship introduced.
2/18/1993Congress (I) secures absolute majority in Nagaland and emerges as the single largest party in Meghalaya.
2/28/1712Bahadur Shah I died at Lahore at the age of 72 in the war of succession.
6/13/1998India rejects G-8 prescriptions saying they are ''coercive and intrusive'' and intend to freeze the nuclear weapon capabilities of New Delhi and Islamabad.