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Historical Event on 12/4/1999

Uman J. Shah is sworn in West Bengal Governor.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/2/2000Mukesh Kumar, India hockey player, retires from international hockey.
1/8/1995Madhu Limaye, veteran national leader, socialist thinker, freedom fighter, politician, writer, close associate of Ram Manohar Lohia and Jaya Prakash Narayan, passed away.
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
6/9/1964Lal Bahadur Shastri became the second Prime Minister of India when the country was shocked of Jawaharlal Nehru's death and Indo-China war. Shastri gave the quotation ""Jai Jawan Jai Kisan"" which motivated the war-affected Indians to boost their morale. He remained in this office till he died on January 11, 1966 at Taskent. In his cabinet, Indira Gandhi served as Minister of Information and Broadcasting.
2/12/1996President S.D. Sharma in Kerala.
3/15/1983Karnataka beat Bombay in 1st innings to win cricket Ranji Trophy.
11/29/1947The Nizam of Hyderabad said that he would not consider acceding to either dominion, but would agree to a 'standstill arrangement' with India. The agreement is accepted by the Indian government.
4/8/1997India creates history by entering the semi-finals of the 12th Jawaharlal Nehru Gold Cup international football series for the first time after holding Ghana 2-2 at Kochi.
1/1/1995Raman Lamba & Ravi Sehgal score 464 for 1st wicket for Delhi.
2/8/1921Chamber prince of a Royal Proclamation was inaugurated.