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Historical Event on 12/6/1992

300,000 Hindus destroy the mosque of Babri at Ayodhya, India. 4 die and BJP government in UP, led by Kalyan Singh, was dismissed and President's rule promulgated. Then countrywide riots followed. Pakistan and Bangladesh condemned demolition.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/13/1878The Vernacular Press Act was passed which subsequently made the Amrita Bazar Patrika of Calcutta an English newspaper.
12/23/1959Edward Fredrick Lindlewood Halifax ""Irwin Lord"", English viscount and Governor General of India (1925-1931), died at the age of 78.
5/7/1907The First Electric Tramway service commenced in Bombay (Mumbai). This service was inaugurated by Municipality Chairman Vallabhdas Thakersey and Municipal Commissioner Sheppard at 5.30 p.m. This tram was well decorated and destined from Municipal Office upto Crawford Market.
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
12/1/1964Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
6/24/1991Jayalalitha ministry sworn in in Tamil Nadu.
2/1/1942No.1 Squadron arrived in Burma with its Lysanders, flying tactical recce missions from Toungoo before transferring to Mingaladon with a flight deployed at Lashio.
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.