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Historical Event on 5/11/1888
Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/22/1959 | Ananth Kumar was born in Banglore. He is a Minister in Vajpayee's Government. |
| 3/31/1994 | U.R. Rao, retiring ISRO Chairman, announces agreement with Russia for supplying 7 cryogenic engines. |
| 2/8/1971 | Kanhaiyalal Maniklal Munshi, writer, administrator, leader and founder of Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, died. |
| 4/8/1759 | British troops chase French out of Masulipatam, India. |
| 4/8/1759 | Humayun died at Delhi. Two days earlier he had slipped on the staircase of a library being constructed at the Old Fort. |
| 8/16/1958 | Pather Panchali' won the top five awards, including feature length motion picture, and got a honorary mention at the Vancouver International Film Festival. |
| 12/12/1959 | Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras. |
| 1/24/1980 | J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85). |
| 10/24/2000 | Sitaram Kesri (81), former Congress President, died at the AIIMS in New Delhi. |
| 2/1/2000 | The Centre decides to place almost all items under the automatic approval route for foreign direct investment and NRI and OCB investments. |
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