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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
8/5/1991Leila Seth was sworn the Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court. She is a judge of Delhi High Court.
3/13/1938Hitler merged Austria in Germany.
7/25/1958Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, inaugurated.
5/20/1878Krishnashastri Chiplunkar, Marathi novelist and omnicent, passed away.
1/10/1955The Auxiliary Air Force squadrons were equipped with the HAL-designed HT-2 trainer - officially introduced into service.
1/16/1942Jawaharlal Nehru succeeds Gandhi as head of Indian National Congress.
1/16/1942Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.
7/26/1910Unrest flares up in the Deccan region of India. Demand grows for self-determination.
9/22/2000Kerala High Court suspends the sentence awarded by the Kottayam Special Court on 32 accused in the Suryanelli rape case.
6/15/1988Dalai Lama recoganised the rights of China in foreign affairs and Army Operations in Tibet region.