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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 |
| 10/2/1969 | Gandhi's birth centenary celebrated all over the country. |
| 3/19/1995 | Vinaychandra Maudgal, founder of Gandharva Mahavidyalay of Delhi and music expert, passed away. |
| 1/14/1773 | Amstored Lord William Piet, governor, was born. |
| 5/8/1996 | The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern. |
| 9/26/1979 | Charan Singh launches a new party called the Lok Dal. |
| 3/23/1947 | Lord Mountbatten was sent as a Viceroy to India who was designated to free India. |
| 12/10/1990 | The communal disturbances between Hindus and Muslims in Hyderabad claim more than 100 lives, and violence spreads to Aligarh and Kanpur also. |
| 6/2/1955 | A British party scales the third highest peak Mt. Kanchenjunga, highest unclimbed peak. |
| 12/12/1964 | HJT-16, the first Indian jet trainer, made its inaugural flight. |
| 3/19/1962 | Raja Kelkar Museum, which belonged to Dinkar Gangadhar Kelkar, was opened for the people. |
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