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Historical Event on 11/12/1984

Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/2000A five-member ULFA group guns down 26 non-Assamese people, mostly Hindi and Bengali-speaking, at Sonpura near Arunachal Pradesh Border in Upper Assam.
2/1/1968United Nation's Conference on Trade and Development opens in New Delhi.
9/2/1970Parliament abolishes the privileges of 279 maharajahs in New Delhi.
1/1/1981This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year for the Disabled"".
2/5/1993The Supreme Court directs the Union Government to forcibly produce Manipur Speaker Dr. Borobabu Singh before it on March 23 in a contempt case.
3/9/1931The Tories decide not to attend future round table talks on India in London.
8/30/1992The first Indian-built ALH (Advanced Light Helicopter) successfully flown in Bangalore.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
4/1/1996Kerala introduces ban on arrack. 5614 licenced arrack shops closed down.
6/26/1982First Boeing 707 of Air India `Gaurishankar' was crashed at Sahar Airport (Bombay).