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Historical Event on 6/11/1996
Narasimha Rao's name figures in fresh FIR on bribing JMM MPs case.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1947 | India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power. |
| 5/13/1962 | Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) became the second President of India. He held this office till May 13, 1967. |
| 7/17/1935 | Dr. Ram Babu Gupta, cricket test umpire for 11 tests from 1986-89, was born at Delhi. |
| 7/9/1755 | E Braddock, British General, was mortally wounded during French & Indian War. |
| 3/8/1997 | G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress. |
| 1/3/1997 | Government announces setting up of a Central Board for bank frauds. |
| 5/19/1953 | State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development. |
| 4/9/1984 | Captain H.J. Singh of Indian Army crossed the Banihal Darsh with the help of Hand Glider and set a new record. |
| 1/29/1780 | Hicky's Bengal Gazette, the first news paper in India, was published in English in Calcutta . |
| 1/18/1932 | Shyam Nandan Kishore, great educationist, was born at Muzaffarpur. |
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