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Historical Event on 12/6/1997

Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/15/1996Deve Gowda speaks in Hindi on the occasion of the 50th Independence Day.
3/28/1917Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.
8/1/1962Establishment of Maharashtra State Industrial Development Corporation.
2/19/1974Bombay High Oil stock was found in the sea near Mumbai.
2/20/1999India and Pakistan signed a formal agreement for launching the Delhi-Lahore bus service.
11/20/1990Union Government asks Supreme Court to repeal the $470 million Bhopal Gas settlement order.
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.
12/4/1894Swami Brahmanand was born at Hamirpur district in UP. He joined freedom movement and participated in Salt Satyagraha, Non Cooperation Movement and Quit India Movement. He also established Brahmanand Inter College (1938), Brahmanand Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya (1943) and Brahmanand Mahavidyalaya (1960).
2/1/1964Judge Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 15.03.1966.