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Historical Event on 12/8/1999

Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/3/1890Khan Abdul Gafar Khan, follower of Mahatma Gandhi, was born.
6/14/1985M.C. Sharma was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 10-12-1985.
5/23/1998L. K. Advani, Home Minister, is to look after J&K affairs.
10/23/1996Shankarsinh Waghela (Mahagujarat Janata party), new chief minister, sworn in at Gandhinagar in Gujarat.
7/5/1994Kiran Bedi, Delhi IG, wins Magsaysay Award.
8/12/2000Neelam Jaswant Singh heaves the discus to a National mark (59.53m) in the Travancore National circuit athletics meet in Thiurvananthapuram.
4/28/1701John Norris of Britain met Aurangjeb at Parnela in South India.
2/11/1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.
9/9/1997Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master.
3/19/1996Election Commission announces dates of Lok Sabha elections (Apr. 27, May 2, 7 & 21) and Assembly elections in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal, Assam & Pondicherry.