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Historical Event on 12/6/1857

Raja Nahar Singh arrested by the Showers to kept him first in Motia Mahal and then at Metcalfe House, Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1960Air Marshal Aspy Merwan Engineer DFC became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/07/1964.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
7/7/1901J. Watsan Harod started a branch of Gramophone Company at Calcutta.
11/24/1973E. V. Ramasami Naicker (EVR), founder leader of Dravida Kazhagam, passed away at the age of 94.
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
10/12/1990Government of India announces a 15\% cut in oil consumption, exempting LPG and kerosene.
11/8/1966Rameshwari Nehru, freedom fighter and social worker, died at 80 years in New Delhi. She founded ""Stree-Darpan"" Magazine in 1909 and was president of ""Indian Women Association"". She had received Lenin Peace Prize in 1961 for her humanitarian services for upliftment of the down
9/6/1993CPI (M) wrests Congress (I) bastion of Chowringhee in the by-elections to the WB Assembly; Durgapur and Kurseong also won by CPI (M).
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
10/22/1999The Prime Minister warns of more 'hard decisions'.