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Historical Event on 6/12/1897

Possibly the most severe quake in history strikes Assam, shock waves felt over an area size of Europe (negligible death toll).

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/3/1991India's short range surface-to-air missile (SAM) 'Trishul' successfully tested.
5/18/1974First underground Atomic device explosion for India was carried out successfully near Pokhran in Rajasthan (Thar Desert) at 8:05 a.m. This event made India as the 6th nation to explode an atomic bomb.
1/2/1960Raman Lamba, Cricketer was Born
5/27/1964Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, first Prime Minister and architect of modern India, passed away at the age of 74.
11/25/1987India all out for 75 vs West Indies at Delhi. Patterson took 5-24.
1/26/1982Meera Behn (Medlin Slade) freedom fighter, and Gandhin by thought awarded 'Padma Vibhushan'.
10/16/1945Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) established.
2/28/1937Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar discovers the white dwarf maximum mass limit.
8/27/1978Lord Mountbatten died in an explosion near Ireland.
4/16/1997Anupama Gokhale wins National women's `A' chess in Calcutta.