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Historical Event on 12/11/1906

Mysore Gururaj Vijayasarathi, cricket Test umpire for 13 tests from 1951-60, was born in Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1963The USSR openly louded Indian view on Kashmir issue. This was against Pakistan's motives.
11/2/1774Lord Robert Clive, one of the founders of British Rule in India, British Army Chief and Diplomat, died. He committed suicide in England at the age of 49 under strain of ill health and charges of his misdeeds in India.
12/20/1967Indira Gandhi gets powers to outlaw groups that question sovereignty.
12/10/1984Justice Thakkar Commission appointed to enquire into the assassination of Indira Gandhi.
12/5/1998Jaswant Singh and Pramod Mahajan take over as the new Foreign Minister and Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Jagmohan takes over as Minister for Communications.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
1/1/1903Sen also produced the first publicity films of India--""Jaba Kusum Hair Oil'' and ''Edward's Anti-malaria Specific''. He also filmed the celebrations of the Coronation of King Edward VII at Calcutta.
1/24/1997Justice Meera Sahib Fathima Beevi and Justice Sukhdev Singh Kang appointed Governors of Tamil Nadu and Kerala respectively.
8/1/2000The Lok Sabha adopts Uttar Pradesh State Reorganisation Bill paving the way for the creation of Uttaranchal the 27th State.
7/27/1998Gian Singh, convicted for the murder of Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, is sentenced to death.