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Historical Event on 12/11/1996

T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/5/1981Gopal Saini at Tokyo sets record for 3000m ST. in 8,30.88.
3/12/1972Vote gives Indira Gandhi 70 \% of regional seats.
5/21/1984Army moves in after 114 die in religious strife at Bomay.
7/22/1981India's first experimental geo-stationary communication satellite 'Apple' started working which was launched on June 19, 1981.
12/30/1974Opening of the fifth Indian Film Festival. It was presided over by Satyajit Ray at New Delhi.
9/6/1994Prime Minister Narsimha Rao meets with his counterpart Vo Van Kiet at Hanoi. Both countries decide to boost ties.
4/2/1942Congress rejected the proposal of Sir Stepherd Crips.
2/22/1996Madanlal Khurana, Delhi CM, resigns (Hawala scandal).
12/14/1999The Prime Minister informs the Lok Sabha that Ram Prakash Gupta has denied the remarks on temple construction.
10/2/1906Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour.