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Historical Event on 3/11/1971

Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/19/2000A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
10/11/1984Khanderao M. Rangnekar, cricketer (33 runs at 5.50 for India), died
8/3/1898Udayshankar Bhatt, modern Hindi dramatist, poet and novelist, was born.
11/24/1999The dedication ceremony of Shanmukhananda Hall is put off.
3/5/1905Shushila Didi, great freedom fighter, was born at Datton Chuhad village, Punjab. She is remembered for her association in the revolutionary activities of Bhagat Singh.
8/27/1946Gandhiji cables warning to British Government against repetition of ""Bengal Tragedy"". He also wrote to Wavell.
7/25/1997Laloo Yadav resigns as Bihar Chief Minister after CBI-designated court issues an arrest warrant against him in fodder scam case. His wife, Rabri Devi, is sworn in as his successor. She becomes first woman Chief Minister of the State.
1/18/1994A 12-point formula mooted to defuse the ministerial crisis.
7/16/1929Indian Council of Agricultural Research, an autonomous apex national organisation which plans, conducts and promotes research, education, training and transfer of technology for advancement of agriculture and allied sciences, was established. It has 45 Central Research Institutes, 4 National Bureaux, 10 Project Directorates, 30 National Research Centres, 90 All India Co-ordinated Research Projects, 261 Krishi Vigyan Kendras and 8 Trainers Training Centres.
11/10/1922S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka.