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Historical Event on 12/8/1999

Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/18/1896Cota Ramaswami, cricketer (Davis Cup for India 1922, Test 1936), was born in Madras.
1/14/1882Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born.
4/15/1962S. S. Khera was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 18-11-1964.
12/24/1809Christopher ""Kit"" Carson, KY, union brig-general and Indian fighter, was born.
4/25/1906Dara Nusserwanji Marshall, librarian and educationist, was born.
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.
2/3/1905Sir Padampat Singhania, great industrialist, was born at Kanpur.
6/19/1997Indian Prime Minister and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif, spoke for first time on restored hotline, to reiterate their committment to comprehensive dialogue, including Kashmir.
10/3/1999India finished with seven silver and four bronze medals in the Asian Junior Athletic Championship in Singapore.
9/16/1955Leopold C. M. S. Amery, British minister of Colonies (India), died at the age of 81.