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Historical Event on 12/11/1990

T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/5/1991Vinayakrao Devrukhkar, famous playwright, novelist and editor of a daily newspaper 'Sandhya', died.
5/19/2000A `civil coup' in Fiji ousts the first ethnic Indian Prime Minister Mahendra Pal Choudhary. President Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara proclaims a state of emergency.
3/24/1896Thiripad V. T. Bhatt, author and journalist, was born.
12/6/1857Raja Nahar Singh arrested by the Showers to kept him first in Motia Mahal and then at Metcalfe House, Delhi.
1/14/1882Maharshi Raghunath Dhondo Karve, father of Family Planning and Sex Education, was born.
1/8/1987P. G. Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), passed away.
4/16/1903Kalka-Simla Railway line section was opened for public conveyance.
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
11/5/1892John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford.
11/15/1982S. N. Katkar, famous poet and former editor of 'Yugvani', died.