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Historical Event on 11/05/1556

Mughals, under the leadership of Akbar, defeated Hindu ruler Hemu in the second battle of Panipat.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/05/1556Babur won the first Panipat battle and entered in North India's capital Agra.
4/6/1998India resumes export of marine products to the European Union; 25 units have been approved by the Export Inspection Council for exporting to EU countries.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
4/10/1931Balasaheb Vikhe Patil, who worked in the region of Sahkar and Education, was born.
5/14/1998India will not sign CTBT unconditionally, says the Prime Minister.
11/29/1962Haryana achieved their target of supplying electricity to 100\% villages.
8/22/1942Harikrishna Kaul (Raja Pandit), administrator and Prime Minister of Jammu Kashmir and Patiyala, died.
5/10/1910Robert Koch, nobel laureate, died of an heart attack.
12/10/1969Norman Borlaug, the Iowa-born crop expert, whose research on new strains of high-yielding rice and wheat has led to a Green Revolution in developing countries, was awarded the Nobel peace prize today. Working at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center of Mexico since 1944, Borlaug, 56, has directed a team of agronomists working on the development of new crop plant strains that have allowed Third World farmers to multiply yields dramatically. His organization has trained farm technicians from 29 countries, including India, Pakistan and Turkey, enabling them to move steadily toward the goal of self-sufficiency in food production.
5/8/1906Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.