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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 |
| 5/31/1998 | B. R. Rawat, an Indian diplomat, is assaulted by a Pakistani private security guard in Islamabad. |
| 8/29/1997 | B.M. Sumavathi creats national record in heptathlon in the Federation Cup athletics. |
| 8/22/1980 | Kishor Shahu, actor and director, died. |
| 5/23/1931 | Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born. |
| 5/4/1799 | Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam. |
| 7/1/1902 | K. S. Ranjit Singh ""Ranji"" scored 230 runs as the captain and Newham (153). They added 344 runs for 7th wkt at Sussex vs Essex. |
| 4/1/1973 | India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction. |
| 12/10/1945 | Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts. |
| 5/2/1930 | Riots break out in Amritsar. |
| 11/14/1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister of India, was born. To commemorate his birthday, this day is observed as 'Children's Day' from 1957. |
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