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Historical Event on 2/11/1977

B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1999M.L. Jaisimha, former Indian Test cricketer, died in Hyderabad.
10/19/1875The first section from Hathras Road to Mathura Cantonment was opened to traffic.
8/12/1919Dr. Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai, the father of Indian space technology and scientist, was born at Ahmedabad.
8/10/1989Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha.
10/9/1978Asian Games begin in Bangkok.
11/9/1980P. C. Joshi, former General Secretary of Indian Communist Party, passed away.
7/1/1856In south, the first line was opened by the Madras Railway Company. It ran between Veyasarpandy and Walajah Road (Arcot), a distance of 63 miles.
11/29/1953Benegal Narsing Rau, foremost Indian Jurist of his time, passed away at Zurich. He performed some very prominent duties towards the nation. He was Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir and a judge at the Permanent Court of International Justice at Hague.
7/23/1991Premdatt Paliwal, president of All India Forward Block, died.
5/30/1895Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born.