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12 June
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The world's first Fingerprint Bureau opens in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, after the Council…
The world's first Fingerprint Bureau opens in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, after the Council of the Governor General approves a committee report that fingerprints should be used for classification of criminal records.
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INSAT-1D launched
India launched the INSAT-1D multipurpose satellite.
This date is in the wider Indian-history calendar but does not yet have a dedicated Curious Indian article.