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Historical Event on 11/11/1888
Acharya Kripalani, nationalist and member of the Parliament, was born at Hyderabad, Sind.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/15/1854 | The first train of the East Indian Railways steamed out of Howrah station destined for Hoogly, which was at a distance of 24 miles. It was the first passenger train catering to public traffic. Officially, it was inaugurated in 1855. |
| 2/19/1997 | Massive blowout in ONGC oil field at Devarapally, A.P. |
| 3/26/1918 | Vanavihari B.N. Sundara Rao, great author and journalist, was born at Varthur, Bangalore. |
| 4/3/1994 | B. Rachaiah,Kerala Governor, takes charge of Goa. |
| 12/8/1897 | Balkrishna Sharma ""Navin"", famous Hindi poet, was born in Bhyana village of Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh |
| 7/1/1999 | The Rashtriya Janata Party (RJP) of Shankersinh Waghela merges with Congress(I). |
| 10/20/1962 | China mounted a massive attacked in N.E.E.F.A. and Ladakh borders. Chinese army pushed Indians back. The real test of IAF airlift capability came when open warfare erupted on the Sino-lndian border, while operating to the tricky helipads in the mountains, including the operation of C-119Gs from airstrips 17,000 ft (5180m) above sea level in the Karakoram Himalayas, and the air-lifting by An-12Bs of two troops of AMX-13 light tanks to Chushul in Ladakh, where the small airstrip was 15,000 ft (4570m) above sea level. |
| 1/11/1966 | Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966. |
| 8/21/1972 | A law was passed for protecting wild animals, including lions and tigers, from extinction. |
| 1/8/1895 | Ramchandra Sakharam Ruikar, freedom fighter, pioneer of the labour movement in India and President of All India Trade Union Congress, was born at Rui village, district Kolhapur, Maharashtra. |
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