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Historical Event on 12/11/1999
Gopalakrishna Gandhi, former High Commissioner to South Africa, is conferred the honorary doctorate by the University of Natal, Durban, South Africa.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/16/1901 | Shripad Ramchandra Tikekar, journalist and critic, was born. |
| 8/12/1991 | Parliament passes the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (prevention) amendment bill. |
| 1/1/1994 | Hindu Heritage Endowment, first Hindu international trust, was founded by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. |
| 11/17/1973 | Mother Pondicherry, greatest teacher and religious leader, died. |
| 6/26/1991 | Sharad Pawar joins Union Cabinet as Defence Minister. |
| 12/26/1989 | Keshav Shankar Pillai, international fame cartoonist, painter, writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. |
| 8/29/1991 | Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service. |
| 10/15/1961 | Suryakant Tripathi 'Nirala', famous Hindi poet, writer, editor, social worker and litterateur, died in Allahabad. |
| 5/18/1926 | Naranjan Bhagat, famous Gujrathi poet, was born. |
| 10/1/1926 | Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children. |
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