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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
9/30/1997At least 20 civilians were killed and over 30 injured in unprovoked firing by Pakistani troops on Kargil town in Jammu&Kashmir.
12/10/1878Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, great social reformer, ardent patriot, incisive thinker and eminent literateur was born at Hosur in Tamil Nadu. He was the first Indian Governor General of independent India and popularly known as 'Rajaji'.
9/24/1629Jacques Specx appointed Governor General of Dutch-Indies.
6/5/1974Smallpox epidemic in the country.
5/20/1992Jayalalitha sacks R. M. Veerappan from her cabinet in Tamil Nadu.
12/17/2000The 13-day nationwide postal strike called off.
5/14/1994RBI announces tight monetary policy.
8/13/1988Gajanan Jagirdar, great actor and director in Indian film industry, died.
7/12/1999Rajendra Kumar (71), legendary actor who acted in over 150 Hindi films, died in Mumbai.
10/17/1859Keshavlal Harshrai Dhruv, researcher and translator, was born.