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Historical Event on 1/11/1991

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995).

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1976Baliram Bhagat elected Lok Sabha Speaker.
1/21/1963East German party Congress ends; Ulbricht, with Soviet support, condemns Chinese invasion of India at Berlin.
11/2/1950India rebukes Mao for invasion of Tibet.
5/13/1967Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan (1888-1975) retired from the post of second President.
12/5/1950Sikkim becomes a protectorate of India.
6/7/1999Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999.
4/14/1772Ahmadshah Abdali passed away.
6/15/1907Narayan Ganesh Goray, freedom fighter and socialist, was born at Hindala (Maharashtra).
9/15/1876Sarat Chandra Chatterji, famous Bengali novelist and writer, was born at Debanandapur in Hoogly district.
5/17/1865Raobahadur Govind Sakharam Sardesai `Riyasatkar' was born.