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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 |
| 4/12/1991 | Lok Sabha elections announced for May 20, 23, 26; Punjab Assam, J&K polls deferred. |
| 11/20/1947 | Parliament gives Indian government censorship powers over press at New Delhi. |
| 5/13/1956 | Acharya Vinoba Bhave started the Bhoodan campaign in Tiruvellore. |
| 3/10/1959 | Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away. |
| 10/13/1781 | A treaty was singed between the Britishers and ruler of Gwalior, Scindia. |
| 10/24/1789 | Jean C Baud, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1834-6), was born |
| 7/31/1658 | Aurangzeb appoints himself Mongol emperor. |
| 8/28/1733 | Sekhoji (Jaysingrao) Angre, famous naval officer of Maratha navy, passed away. |
| 12/19/1984 | 2,500 killed in Bhopal gas tragedy. |
| 1/6/1989 | Lord Sudhindra Prasanna Sinha died. |
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