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Historical Event on 1/11/1975

Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1985Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.
1/25/1950The post of the Governor General of India was abolished.
6/28/1787Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.
8/1/2000Lt. Gen. Padmanabhan to be new Army chief replacing Gen. V. P. Malik.
2/24/1986Rukmini Devi passed away.
4/12/1978India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
11/3/1995Sheila Kaul becomes Governor of Himachal Pradesh, P. Shivshankar of Kerala and V Reghunath Reddy takes additional charge of Sikkim.
7/9/1979Janardhan Gnanoba Navle, cricketer, 2 Tests for India as WK and 1 catch, passed away.
6/18/1993The 14th national council of the BJP at Bangalore swears by Hindutva.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.