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Historical Event on 2/11/1977

B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1932Sibnath Banerjee, trade union movement leader, passed away. He founded several organisation like Congress Socialist Party, A.I.T.U.C. and Hind Mazdoor Sabha, etc.
4/1/1994Five ministers resign from the Wilfred D'souza Government in Goa.
12/26/190723rd session of the Indian National Congress was presided by Dr. Rash Behari Bose. In this session, Congress was split into two groups named 'Extremists' under the leadership of Lala Lajpat Rai and 'Moderates' under the leadership of Dr. Rashbehari Bose. Sir Pherozeshah Mehta took active part on the moderate side. Anand Bazar reported with headings as ""The 23rd National Congress. Presidential Election. Tilak's Amendment. Uproarious Proceedings. Free Fight. Police Aid. Pandal Cleared. Police Escort Tilak. Adjourned Sine Die"".
8/16/1974A.Shankar was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 31st March 1977.
11/23/1999Vinod Chandra Pandey takes over as the Governor of Bihar.
5/19/1979Pandit Hajari Prasad Dwivedi passed away.
6/30/1931June Thorburn, actress (Touch & Go, Children Galore), was born in Kashmir, India.
3/27/1977The government revoked the national Emergency promulgated on Dec. 3, 1971.
1/19/1966Indira Gandhi elected leader of the Congress party to succeed the late Lal Bahadur Shastri as the third Prime Minister of India. She pledged to follow path of Non-Alignment in worlds affairs.
3/6/1997Indian Ocean Rim Association for Regional Cooperation (IOR-ARC) inaugurated in Mauritius.