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Historical Event on 5/11/1965

The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/27/1925Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh was established.
12/17/1970Judge Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 21/01/1971.
4/1/1978India's sixth Five-Year Plan commenced.
12/20/1992BJP launches campaign to oust Rao government; Vajpayee goes on fast.
7/22/1978Indira Gandhi charged with criminal misconduct during 1977 campaign.
7/28/1924Many deaths were reported and several villages were destroyed due to floods in the south.
12/11/1971The elite para-commandos and parachute battalions -India's 'Red Devils', as they are affectionately called, have an unsurpassed ethos and elan of their own. 2 Para Battalion executed a superb airborne assault operation at Tangail in East Pakistan, which was the first of its kind in the subcontinent.
5/10/1957Dr. Rajendra Prasad elected President of India for a second term.
9/1/1934Suniti Kumar Ghosh, cricket test umpire for two tests from 1988-89, was born in Bengal.
4/27/1748Muhammad Shah, Mughal emperor, passed away and was succeeded by his son Ahmad Shah.