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Historical Event on 2/11/1977

Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/23/1998BJP leader Ranjit Yadav was shot dead in Sahibganj district.
6/9/1900Birsa Munda, freedom fighter and leader, died in Ranchi Jail.
6/9/199881 persons are killed as cyclone hits the Saurashtra and Kutch regions of Gujarat and Jalore district of Rajasthan. Subsequently, the toll is put at 934 in the Kutch-Saurashtra region alone.
3/1/1939Satish Kumar Sareen was born in Rawalpindi (now in Pakistan). He became the Air Chief Marshal.
4/6/1942During the second world war, for the first time Japanese air-bombers attacked India, and the mainland took place at Visakhapatnam.
12/13/1994Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away.
10/14/1985Assam Ganparishad established.
1/24/1826Gnanendra Mohan Tagore, first Indian barrister, was born in Calcutta.
3/5/1991Congress threatens to withdraw support to the minority government of Chandrasekhar on the issue of police surveillance in Rajiv Gandhi's residence.
12/4/1991Lok Sabha approves a vital bill seeking to bring sick public sector units within the purview of the BIFR.