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Historical Event on 11/11/1921
Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 10/23/1992 | UPSC decides to introduce a new essay paper for the civil services examination. |
| 8/1/1955 | Arun Lal, cricketer (Indian batsman in sixteen Tests 1982-89), was born in Moradabad, U.P. |
| 12/6/1997 | Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands. |
| 7/7/1998 | India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray. |
| 12/14/1910 | Upendranath Ashok, noted writer, was born. |
| 4/30/1998 | Sukh Ram, former Union Minister, decides to resign as a Minister in the Himachal Pradesh Government. |
| 8/16/1886 | Swami Ramakrishna Paramahamsa dies at the age of 50. His real name was Gadadhar Ghatterji. An Indian mystic, leader and saint, he preached unity of religions. Swami Vivekanand was his disciple. |
| 10/10/1954 | First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'. |
| 10/12/1991 | Sonia Gandhi declineed to contest from Amethi. |
| 6/3/1997 | Four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) join I K Gujral cabinet. |
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