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Historical Event on 12/6/1987

MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
9/30/1999Hindi writer Prof. Prem Shankar and Tamil scholar Ashokamitran selected for K.K. Birla Foundation Fellowships in comparative Indian literature.
3/2/1984Mother Teresa University inaugurated by Mother herself at Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu.
10/6/1862Indian Penal Code was notified. However, it was implemented from 1st January 1862.
5/21/1998India declares a moratorium on nuclear testing.
1/4/1906Prince of Wales laid the foundation stone of Victoria Memorial Hall at Calcutta.
3/1/1990BJP swept to power in Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, shares power with JD in Gujarat and Rajasthan.
9/8/1911Anand Gopal Sheorey, great Hindi writer, litterateur and journalist, was born at Sausar in Madhya Pradesh.
6/21/1988Sikh activist bombers kill 30 in Amritsar.
10/10/1964Ravi Shankar performs at Town Hall in New York.