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Historical Event on 12/12/1989

Air Chief Marshal (retd.) Arjan Singh named Delhi Lt. Governor.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/17/1882Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, father of modern Marathi language, passed away.
7/16/1969Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet.
1/19/1697Maharana Pratap, the founder of Mewad and eminent personality, passed away.
3/20/1937England beat Scotland at Murrayfield for the first time for Soccer's Calcutta Cup, International Championship and Triple Crown, UK.
12/31/1998Air Chief Marshal Anil Yashwant Tipnis, PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC., became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He is the 18th Air Chief Marshal.
6/3/1915Sir' knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government.
12/10/1993The residence of Mahatma Phule was declared a national monument.
10/24/1954Rafi Ahmad Kidwai, Congress leader, died.
4/5/1990Mrs.Sheela Flather, an Indian national, becomes the first Asian to be nominated to the House of Lords.
3/31/1986Bombay Telephone Nigam renamed as Mahanagar Telephone Nigam.