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Historical Event on 12/1/1989
V. P. Singh is named the new prime minister.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
2/12/1993 | Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket. |
8/6/1905 | Chittaranjan Das ""Desh Bandhu"", freedom fighter and advocate, started an organisation named ""Swadeshi Mandali"". He also founded magazine named Narayana in 1914 and a Bengali weekly in 1922 and the daily 'Forward'. |
1/14/1760 | Eyree Coote, British Army Captain, captured and surrendered Pondicherry, capitulated French General Lally. |
8/18/2000 | The Supreme Court rejects a petition filed by former Navy chief Vishnu Bhagwat challenging his dismissal from service and the consequent direction stripping him of the title Admiral. |
7/20/1990 | GOI notifies restrictions on liberal import policy announced earlier. The restrictions will cut the import bill by about Rs. 1000 crore. |
4/14/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated his brother Dara Shukoh to capture the throne of Delhi. |
10/16/1990 | Om Shivpuri, famous film and theatre artist, died. |
5/13/1971 | General Insurance nationalized. |
9/12/1994 | UN Secretary General Ghali visits New Delhi. |
12/25/2000 | A. B. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, launches a Rs.60,000 crore ''Gram Sadak Yojana'' for linking all villages and the ""Antyodaya Anna Scheme'' for providing cheap foodgrains under the TPDS. |
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