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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
5/25/1937Munshi Ajmeri passed away.
4/12/1936Nehru urges Socialism for India.
12/9/1993Virbhadra Singh sworn in as Congress CM of Himachal Pradesh.
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.
11/22/1988Baba Amte wins U.N. Human Rights Award.
12/11/1998Kavi Pradeep (84), poet who received 1998 Dadasaheb Phalke award, dies in Mumbai. He was a patriotic song writer and wrote several immortal Hindi film songs.
1/3/1997Olympian Jaspal Rana sets new national mark in junior men's sports pistol 25 metres in National Shooting in Asansol.
12/1/1951Abanindra Nath Tagore, famous Indian painter and sculptor, died in Calcutta.
10/22/1929Air Mail Series Stamps were issued. These stamps were of denominations of 2, 3, 4, 6, 8 and 12 annas.
8/1/1953All Private Airlines were nationalised by establishing of All Airlines India International.