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Historical Event on 6/12/1997
Sitaram Kesri elected president of Congress I (6224 votes. Sharad Pawar-888; Rajesh Pilot-354).
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/20/1819 | Jose Custodio Faria (Joseph Stadio Faria), revolutionary scientist of Goa died. |
| 9/11/1987 | Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away. |
| 3/5/1931 | Mahatma Gandhi & British viceroy Lord Irwin sign a pact referred in Indian History as ""Gandhi-Irwin Pact"", after which the civic disobedience movement was taken back. |
| 1/1/1983 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Communications Year"". |
| 8/4/1931 | Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 5/8/1962 | Ravindra Bharti University established in West Bengal. |
| 10/2/1972 | Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started. |
| 2/12/1882 | Satyendranath Dutt, famous Bengali poet, was born. |
| 5/9/1908 | Arkalgudun Krishnarao, Kannad writer, was born. |
| 11/15/1920 | Assembly meeting of the League of Nations. |
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