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Historical Event on 12/11/1996

T. N. Seshan retires. M. S. Gill becomes the new election Chief Election Commissioner.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/6/1944Mahatma Gandhi was released unconditionally from his last imprisonment from Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
3/25/1983Modern oceanographic research ship of the world 'Sagar Kanya' landed first time in the sea.
9/14/1910Dennis Laurence Amo, merchant and industrialist in Maharashtra, was born.
8/17/1761William Carey, the first English missionary to India, was born. He taught at the newly founded Fort William College at Calcutta from 1801 till his death and helped found the Serampore Press, which made the Bible accessible to over 300 million people.
5/12/1915Rash Behari Bose, revolutionary leader, left India by boarding a Japanese steamer ''Sanuki Maru'' under assumed name of P. N. Tagore to dodge the British forces.
8/10/1992Ram Niwas Mirdha appointed Chairman of the JPC on scam.
1/27/1988The first ever helicopter mail service was inaugurated at Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The first flight was from Port Blair to Havelock Island and its inaugurated by the Governer of Andaman and Nicobar Island.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
7/12/1864Vishvanath Kashinath Rajwade, great Historian, was born.