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Historical Event on 2/11/1997

NHRC recommends to Central Government measures to prevent government servants from employing children below 14 as domestic servants.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/16/1997V. S. Rama Devi, Secretary-General of Rajya Sabha, appointed Governor of Himachal Pradesh.
3/1/1901Vaidya Jogeshchandra Banerjee was born.
12/31/1738Lord Charles Cornvalis, Governor General of India (1786-1793), was born.
5/28/1972Edward VIII, King of Great Britain/N Ireland/emperor (India 1936), passed away at the age of 77.
6/30/1855Santhals of Rajmahal Hills, Santhal-Paragana, Bihar started their agitation against ill treatment by Britishers, revenue officers, police, landlords and moneylenders under the leadership on Sindhu and Kanhu at Bhoranadhighi, Bengali.
2/19/1993German Chancellor Helmut Kohl receives the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding from the President.
4/12/1983Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' wins 8 Oscars.
9/18/1995Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died.
5/8/1992Eighth Plan outlay increased to Rs. 7,98,000 crores; Public Sector outlay goes up to 45\%.
10/2/1972Broadcasting of Mumabi Doordarshan started.