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Historical Event on 1/12/2000
T. S. Krishna Murthy is appointed Election Commissioner in place of G.V.G. Krishnamoorthy who retired.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/9/1841 | John Gil Christ, founder of Fort William College Calcutta, passed away at Paris. |
| 2/4/1993 | D. C. Kothari, famous scientist and educationalist, passed away. |
| 9/12/1934 | Shantakumar Jagannath Sharma was born in Garhjamula, Distt. Kangra (Himachal Pradesh). |
| 10/5/1907 | British MP Keir Hardie reported fomenting rebellion in India. |
| 2/1/1994 | ONGC becomes a Public Limited Company. |
| 9/12/1627 | Ibrahim Adilshah died. |
| 11/25/1977 | John Lobo became the Director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/79). |
| 7/18/1947 | Indian Independence Act, signed by King George VI, was proclaimed as Indian Freedom Act, 1947. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
| 3/7/1974 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe. |
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