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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
11/5/1931	M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka.
4/1/1954	Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee became the first Indian to become the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 08/Nov/1960.
7/5/1916	Indian Women's University was established at Hingne near Poona by Dr. Dhondo Keshav Karve with just four students. After 1920, it was renamed as Shreemati Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Indian Women's University.
8/15/1998	Golden jubilee celebrations of the Indian Independence ends.
11/2/2000	John Wright is appointed India coach by the BCCI.
6/29/1998	Government decides to grant full statehood for Delhi and create three new States namely Uttaranchal, Vananchal and Chattisgarh.
4/26/1995	SAARC decides to launch South Asia Preferential Trade Area (SAPTA).
12/21/1956	The Hindu Adoption Sub-Act 1956 was accepted.
12/22/1995	A Russian-made AN-26 plane forced to land in Bombay following an Intelligence Bureau tip off that it could be the suspected aircraft which dropped arms at Purulia.
9/11/1895	Vinoba Bhave (real name Vinayak Narhari Bhave), great Gandhian Acharya, was born at Ganoda village of Maharashtra.

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