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Historical Event on 5/11/1626

Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/28/1999The Vajpayee Government seeks support on major economic issues during the winter session at Parliament.
7/18/1987Arun Singh, union minister of state for defence, resigns from the cabinet.
4/6/1930Mahatma Gandhi picked up a lump of natural salt for breaking the 'Salt Law'. He was arrested at Dandi. This movement gathered strength and within a month about one lakh people were sent to jail. This violation of Salt Law was the second great step in India's Freedom Movement.
1/16/1948Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims.
11/5/1996Narashima Rao, former PM, refused bail in St. Kitts forgery case.
12/15/1976Daily newspaper ""Lokmat"" published it's first Jalgaon edit
10/30/1992India and China decide to continue peace measures and open more points for border trade.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
7/18/1980Second Experimental launch of Space Launch Vehicle -3 (SLV-3) by Indian made 35 kilogram Rohini satellite (RS-1) successfully placed in orbit. It was used for measuring in-flight performance of second experimental launch of SLV-3. The launch took from Sriharikota and India became the sixth nation to put a satellite into orbit.
4/2/1902Gulam Ali Khan Ustad Bade was born.