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Historical Event on 11/12/1997
India elected to executive board of UNESCO.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/28/1939 | Tarun Ram Phookun, great lawyer, orator, eminent writer and President of the Assam Chhatra Sammelan in 1928, passed away. |
| 7/11/1998 | The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent. |
| 4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
| 7/7/1995 | Rajan Pillai, 47, died because of denial of timely medical attention by Tihar jail authorities and also within 24 hours of rejection of his plea for medical treatment at Escorts Hospital by the court. |
| 5/1/1902 | Tornodo hit Dhaka part of Bengal, claims 416 lives. |
| 3/16/1997 | The first batch of three Russian-made Sukhoi-30 combat aircraft reaches India. |
| 3/9/1650 | Saint Tukaram Maharaj, famous saint of Maharashtra, passed away. |
| 8/7/1990 | Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission. |
| 2/10/1806 | Father Kuriakose Elias Chavara, freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Kainakary , Kerala. |
| 11/9/1841 | Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born. |
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