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Historical Event on 12/11/1988

Dr. Nagendra Singh, 74, President of the International Court of Justice, passed away in Hague.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1930R. H. Tahiliyani, former Navy Chief of India Admiral, was born.
9/19/1962Jawaharlal Nehru was devastated when China began attacks on India's northern frontier leading to Indo-China War.
1/5/1934Dr. Murli Manohar Manmohan Joshi was born in Delhi.
3/5/1948C. Rajagopalachari appointed the first Indian Governor General to succeed Lord Mountbatten on 21 June.
7/18/1946U.K. Parliament approves British Cabinet mission report on India but Churchill says that the mission went too far in offering India independence outside of the Commonwealth.
3/24/1974Lokprabha weekly started its publication.
2/28/1998The third and final phase of polling is held in 131 Lok Sabha constituencies in 10 States and one Union Territory.
7/24/1991Industrial licensing scrapped.
9/25/1936Juliet Prowse, actress (Who Killed Teddy Bear) and dancer, was born in Bombay, India.
6/4/1987A Swedish Government enquiry finds that Bofors paid commission to middlemen for concluding Arms Purchase Agreement with India.