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Historical Event on 12/6/1987

MiG-29, re-christened `Baaz', inducted into the Indian Air Force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/5/1998University and college teachers affiliated to the All-India Federation of University and College Teachers Organisations call off their nation-wide strike.
5/13/1918Balasarswati, famous dancer of Bharat Natyam, was born.
3/22/1793Lord Cornwallis promulgated permanent settlement in Bengal and Bihar to fix the revenue amounts once and for all to be paid by the zamindars every year.
11/27/1998India retains the Asia Cup tennis championship in Delhi beating Uzbekistan 2-1 in the final.
10/3/2000India and Russia sign a declaration on strategic partnership.
9/10/1923Sukumar Roy, famous Bengali child litterateur, passed away.
1/16/2000Punjab men, Railway women win the Senior National Volleyball championship in Salem.
4/14/1962Sir Mokshagundam Vivesvaraya, father of modern engineering, passed away at the age of 102. He was receipent of ""Bharat Ratna"" Award.
11/3/1906Prithviraj Kapoor, stage and film artist, member of Rajya Sabha and Dadasaheb Phalke awardee, was born.
8/9/1892Shri Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, prolific author and first librarian of the University of Madras, was born.