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Historical Event on 5/11/1965

The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/11/1996Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India for a week-long visit.
5/11/1965The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.
7/28/1872Albert P Sarraut, French Governor General of Indo-China (1911..19)/PM (1933/36), was born.
9/9/1898Explosive Department of India was established at Nagpur. This is presently under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
9/9/1898Guru Ramdasji died. His son Arjun Dev succeeded him and changed the offerings to the Guru into a regular tax.
11/9/1967Bhartiya Kranti Dal, a new political party founded.
1/24/1957Kagaz Ke Phool, the first Indian black and white cinemascope film, was made.
1/22/1971Judge Sarv Mittra Sikri became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 25/04/1973.
6/19/1871Madhavrao Sapre was born.
6/20/1756A group of British soldiers along with Halvel were imprisoned by some rebellions in a suffocating cell that gained notoriety as the ""Black Hole of Calcutta."" Most of them died here.