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Historical Event on 1/11/1859

Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1664Shahaji Raje died in an accident.
9/5/1998Trishul and Akash test fired from Chandipore.
10/10/1927Bansilal, leader of Lokdal Party, was born
8/17/1986In the Jehovah's Witnesses' case, the Supreme Court rules that ""singing National Anthem is not obligatory"".
12/12/1908Gaandhiji released from Volksrust Gaol. Indian National Congress adopts resolution on South Africa, criticizing the harsh, humiliating and cruel treatment to British Indians in South Africa as injurious to English Empire.
11/28/1997Seven-month-old United Front government, headed by Prime Minister I.K Gujral, bows out of office.
5/3/1913Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, more generally known as Dada Saheb Phalke, was responsible for the production of India's first fully indigenous silent four-reel feature film 'Raja Harishchandra' which heralded the birth of the Indian film industry. The film had titles in Hindi and English and was released on May 3, 1913 at the Coronation Cinematograph in Bombay.
4/22/1923Babani Sheshagiri Pai, social worker and journalist, was born at Ankola in Karnataka.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
10/16/1976Jalgaon Radio Station started broadcasting.