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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
11/29/1962Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages.
6/24/1897Padmashree Pandit Omkarnath Thakur, famous music director of Gwalior Gharana, was born at Gujrat.
10/19/1954Nehru and Mao meet in Peking.
5/8/1992Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
9/24/1932Preetilata Waddedara, the first armed woman revolutionary, was hanged for ""Chatgaon Ammunitions Plot"".
12/22/1999CPI (M) is against India signing the CTBT.
7/17/1996Madras to be known as 'Chennai' henceforth.
7/17/1996Pedro Cabral departs from Pourtugol with 13 ships to India.