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Historical Event on 12/11/1993

Shankar Dayal Sharma, President, inaugurates the extended new wing of Nagpur Vidhan Bhavan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/14/1970Supreme Court holds nationalization of banks illegal. Presidential ordinance revalidates nationalization.
2/28/1859Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away.
2/8/1986For the first time in the country, pre-paid taxi sevice scheme was established at New Delhi airport.
3/23/1995Shakti Chattopadhyay, famous poet, passed away.
12/23/1995400 people, mostly children and their parents, die in a fire that broke out during the Annual Day celebrations of DAV Public School. The fire was suspected to be caused due to electric short-circuit in Mandi Dabwali, Haryana.
9/17/1954India outlaws bigamy.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
7/13/1997A mob, allegedly of Shiv Sainiks, attacks and ransacks official residences of Congress leaders Chagan Bhujbal and Madhukar Pichad (Assembly).
5/31/1926Probir ""Khokhan"" Sen, cricket wicket-keeper (India in late 40's/early 50's), was born.
1/12/1995Kerala's birthrate drops to 17.5 per 1000.