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Historical Event on 12/1/1999

Supreme Court quashes a pending inquiry initiated by the Election Commission against former Union Finance Minister Manmohan Singh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/2000The Government suffers an embarrassing defeat with the Rajya Sabha adopting a motion recording its ""disagreement'' with the Prime Minister for defending three of his Cabinet colleagues charged in the Babri Masjid demolition case.
1/26/1929Indian National Congress proclaims goal for India's independence.
8/26/1927Second Radio Centre was started in Calcutta.
10/22/1764The Battle of Buxar was fought between armies of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal; the Nawab of Awadh; and the Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and British East India Company led by Hector Munro.
9/27/1995Cellular phone service operates for the first time in Delhi.
9/1/1956Indian state of Tripura becomes a territory.
11/21/1973Seth Govinddas, M.P. of Jabalpur, was honoured in the Central Hall of Parliament for completion of 50 years in Parliament, which was an unprecedented record.
11/16/1983Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game.
11/16/1983A battle was fought at Turkra or Turkra Qasba (in the Balasore district) in which the Afghans were routed.
5/8/1994Harikant Jethwani, famous Sindhi litterateur, passed away.