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Historical Event on 9/11/1875
Koyaji Jahangir Kuwanrji, famous economist, was born.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/6/1925 | Surendra Nath Banerjee died. He was one of the founders of mordern India and proponent of autonomy within the British Commonwealth. He was President of Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad. |
7/20/1957 | India's biggest sheet-glass manufacturing factory formally opened in Hazaribagh, Bihar. |
4/2/1987 | Indian Standards Institution becomes Bureau of Indian Standards. |
9/29/1971 | Cyclone & tidal wave off Bay of Bengal kills as many as 10,000 people. |
10/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, became inoperable due to power bus anomaly. This satellite had capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. |
6/29/1909 | Pandit Motilal, social reformer and freedom fighter, was born. |
10/3/1984 | India's longest distance train Himsagar Express (from Jammu Tavi to Kanya Kumari) was first flagged. |
6/1/1890 | Sri Seeripi Anjaneyulu, journalist, social reformer and educationist, was born at Dharmavaram, Anantapur. |
7/7/1799 | Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers. |
2/13/1998 | India signs two agreements with the U.N. Development Fund for a $13.75-million grant for food security and environment support. |
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