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Historical Event on 11/12/1999

A 50-member BJP ministry led by Ram Prakash Gupta is sworn in Uttar Pradesh.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/12/1999Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Portuguese navigator, arrived in India. He sailed around the Cape of Good Hope to Calicut, Kerala with three vessels and was the first Westerner to sail to India from Europe.
6/8/1999ATP announced Paes-Bhupathi as No. 1 ranked doubles team. In individual doubles ranking, Bhupathi and Paes were No. 1 and 2 respectively.
3/10/1904Raghunath Gopal Kokaje, great Hindi writer, was born at Bhoka, district Ratnagiri.
1/17/1933Aga Khan, religious leader (Muslims), was born.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
1/17/1913Yadvendra Singh, HH LtG. Maharaja of Patial, cricketer (scored 24 & 60 in only Test India vs England), was born in Patiala, Punjab.
11/21/1947First Stamp of Independent India was released
6/2/1997Saudi Boeing 747 Jumbo with 348 people on board misses the Meenambakkam international airport, Chennai and forcelands at Tambaram Air Force strip.
12/12/1959Dwight D. Eisenhower, American President, came to India.
10/4/1997Two top executives of Turkish firm 'Karsan', accused in Rs. 133 crore urea import scam case, were remanded to police custody.