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Historical Event on 11/1/1961

First passenger Plane flight AVRO HS748.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/29/1953The States Reorganisation Commission.
7/12/1996Ram Vilas Paswan presents railway budget 96-97 with 10\% hike in freight and upper class journeys.
6/9/1834Dr. William Carey, great writer and social worker, died.
4/21/1975Farakka Barrage dedicated to nation.
6/23/1911King George V was today crowned ""King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the seas, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India,"" at Westminster Abbey in a ceremony evoking the continuity and tradition of the British monarchy magnificent spectacle. Thousands of spectators crowded the streets for hours, hoping to catch a glimpse of the royal procession. Partition of Bengal notified to create the Presidency of Bengal. The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
6/28/1787Sir Henry G W Smith, leader of British-Indian forces, was born.
5/2/1982Mohun Bagan retains Federation Cup (football) beating Mafatlal at Calicut.
7/2/2000At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.
3/1/1917J. F. Maden gave a preview of the first Bengali fiction film ""Satyawadi Raja Harischandra"".
2/25/1840Vinayak Konddev Oak, Marathi litteratewur, was born.