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Historical Event on 12/4/1997

Lok Sabha was dissolved with immediate effect and new House was to be constituted by March 15 next.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1996International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title.
3/25/19911991 census report released; India has 844 million people.
6/13/1965Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune.
7/27/1949Agreement reached on the ceasefire line in Kashmir.
2/11/1993Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.
1/31/1992The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body.
2/5/1986Laxmanrao Sardesai, famous Marathi and Konkani litterateur, passed away.
2/1/1972International Airports Authority of India established.
7/7/1763Britishers declared Mir Jafer as Nawab of Bengal.
9/23/1952Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad, batsman in 40 Tests (1974-85), was born in Bombay.