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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
5/7/1990Government of India bans strikes in any service in any oil field or refinery under the Essential Services Maintenance Act.
2/23/1993Jnanpith Award was given to Sitakant Mahapatra (Oriya).
1/10/1993Atleast 15 people are killed in Bombay on the 5th day of riots between Hindus and Muslims.
7/22/199824-year old P T Usha won bronze medals in the 400m and 200m races and anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.
6/11/1964Dr. Jayant Narlikar, great mathematician of India, submitted his thesis to Royal Society of London.
6/24/1763Murshidabad was captured by the East India Company under Major Adams for the second time, and Mir Jaffar was declared the King.
2/23/1997Successful test firing of the 250-km version of the Prithvi missile.
3/22/1991President withholds assent to the pension bill of Members of Parliament.
8/8/1968Abey Kuruvila, cricketer (promising Bombay fast bowler), was born in Mannar.
8/14/1987Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan (1890-1988), Frontier Gandhi. He is the first non-Indian to receive this honour.