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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 |
| 12/4/1910 | Ramaswami Venkataraman, former President of India (1987-92), was born. |
| 5/18/1998 | India may take the US to WTO. |
| 12/25/1964 | Anil Kaul, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96), was born in Amritsar, India. |
| 1/1/1999 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Year of Elderly"". |
| 2/4/1628 | Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra. |
| 8/1/1955 | Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P. |
| 8/13/1995 | Kashmiri separatists behead a kidnapped Norwegian tourist and threatened to kill other hostages unless India freed 15 militants at Srinagar. |
| 7/15/1955 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was announced to be given to Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964) by the President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad. |
| 8/17/1970 | The first microwave link, which was set up without foreign assistance, was commissioned between Asansol, Dhanbad and Ranchi. |
| 10/20/1991 | Manohar Phalke, famous union leader and MLA, died. |
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