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Historical Event on 11/12/1984

Rajiv Gandhi elected Congress (I) President.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/29/2000India strikes a counter-trade oil deal with Iraq as part of an effort to build a strategic relationship with Baghdad.
1/3/1987Dr. Harekrishna Mehtab, former Chief Minister of Orrisa and Governer of Mumbai State, died.
7/16/1981India performs nuclear Test.
7/8/1991L.K. Advani recognised as the leader of the Opposition of BJP in the 10th Lok Sabha.
8/18/1923Jamshed Khudadaad Irani, cricket wicket-keeper for India during the 1947-48 Australia tour, was born in Karachi.
5/25/1993Kazakhstan offers Baikonur facilities to India.
9/29/1914German cruiser Emden shells Madras.
11/24/1941Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar.
12/31/1929At the Lahore session, under the Presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, the Congress adopted a resolution of 'Poorna Swaraj' (Complete Independence), the slogan given by Gandhiji. The tricolour flag of freedom was unfurled and 26th January 1930 was decided to be celebrated as Independence day every year. This session led to Civil Disobedience Movement, Dandi March to break the Salt Law, etc.
6/30/1999The first ever direct bus service between India and Bangladesh gets delayed due to heavy rain.