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Historical Event on 3/12/1967

Indira Gandhi became Prime Minister of India for the second time after winning the General Elections.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/28/1997Election Commission orders that no convicted person will be allowed to contest elections even if an appeal against the conviction was pending in a higher court.
9/24/1947Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.
6/23/1935Ram Kolarkar, famous marathi author and editor, was born.
5/25/1991Indian, UN Angola Verification Mission - I ended (UNAVEM - I June 1989 - May 1991).
9/27/2000The Union Cabinet decides to increase the number of Padma series of awards for excellence in different fields of activities from 60 to 100.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
8/17/1911Y.R. Lokurkar, senior journalist, was born.
12/15/1997Magsaysay award winning litterateur Mahasweta Devi, Sitar maestro Annapurna Devi and Rabindra Sangeet exponent Suchitra Mitra honoured with 'Desikottam' by Visva Bharati University.
7/10/1965First NCC (National Cadet Corps) College for training girls started at Gwalior.
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.