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Historical Event on 11/12/1999

A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
5/7/1994Dr. S.P. Tripathy, Director-General of ICMR, retired after 32 years of distinguished service in the ICMR, and Dr. G.V. Satyavati took over as the new Director-General of ICMR in July 1994. She became the first woman scientist in the country to head not only ICMR but any Research agency in independent India.
7/13/1990Union Ministers Arun Nehru, Arif Mohammed Khan and Satpal Malik submitted their resignation in protest against O.P.Chautala's taking over as CM of Haryana.
4/30/1863Naval Force East India Comapny was merged with the British Naval Fleet.
5/23/1931Sharad Joshi, famous Hindi poet, playwright and journalist, was born.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.
6/28/1986Accord with Mizo National Front; Lal Denga to be the chief minister of Mizoram.
11/21/1947First postal stamp of indepedent India of three and half annas denomination was started. Major General Cariappa took over from Lieutenant General Sir Francies Tulker as the Army Commander, Eastern Command, in the rank of Lieutenant General.
4/11/1993Tamil Nadu and Karnataka decide to form a joint task force to nab Veerappan and announces a reward of Rs. 40 lakh for his capture.
2/14/1881Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital in Calcutta.