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Historical Event on 12/11/1999

Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1999Banka Mahar, 'bhagwatbhakt', passed away by taking Samadhi.
8/19/1999India's role in ASEAN, ARF is lauded at a colloquium in Singapore.
7/1/1781British troops defeated Hyder Ali's progress. He was checked by Eyree Coote after the battle of Porto Novo and becamed subdued.
5/14/1978Jagdishchandra Mathur, modern Hindi playwright, passed away.
2/1/1889Judge Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, Chief Justice and Supreme Court of India, was born.
6/13/1992Purushottam Diwakar Dhavle, famous journalist, passed away.
1/1/1986This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"".
4/19/1998Jayalalitha, AIADMK leader, demands that all ''tainted leaders'' be dropped by the Vajpayee Government or that Sedapatti R. Muthiah be taken back.
9/29/2000A special court convicted former Prime Minister P.V. Narasimha Rao and his then cabinet colleague Buta Singh in the JMM MPs' bribery case. Nine others got benefit of doubt.
10/17/1990S. Bangarappa sworn in as CM of Karnataka following revocation of President's rule.