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Historical Event on 11/5/1892
John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/3/1764 | Mir Kasim, with the backing of Delhi Emperor, attacked on Patna but this weak Emperor was defeated by Britishers. Britishers became the rulers of Bengal, the richest province of India. |
| 12/25/1964 | Indian Ocean hurricane kills 4,000 in Ceylon, 3,000 in Indian province of Madras. |
| 6/13/2000 | Yashwant Sinha, Finance Minister, announces a one-time settlement of outstanding loans below Rs. 10 crores in a move aimed at ridding the public sector banks of Rs. 51,000 crores of bad loans. |
| 1/22/1666 | Shahjahan (Sjihab Al-Din Sultan C Shah D Jahan), great Mughal emperor, died at the Agra fort as a prisoner, to rest besides Mumtaz in Taj Mahal. Jahanara arranged that Sahjahan be laid. |
| 10/29/1991 | Janta Dal leaders inculding V.P. Singh arrested on way to Ayodhya. |
| 10/15/1996 | Kerala CM Nayanar says Governors are not necessary in states. |
| 5/30/1895 | Pandurang Sakharam Pisurlekar, great historian in Goa, was born. |
| 10/12/1967 | Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia also known as "Dauntless Dr. Lohia", freedom fighter, social reformer and socialist leader, died at the Willingdon Nursing Home, New Delhi. He had founded the 'Praja Socialist Party' in 195 |
| 7/13/1974 | India's first one-day international was played vs England at Headingley. |
| 8/29/1947 | Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar became the President of Constitution Council. |
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