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Historical Event on 1/11/1966

Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/4/1799Tipu Sultan is killed in a battle against 5,000 British soldiers who stormed and razed his capital, Seringapatanam.
5/6/1948India rejected the Security Council's plan for UN supervision over plebiscite in Kashmir.
5/16/1911Pumping Station of Calcutta was commissioned at Tallah.
1/21/1997Railways emerges overall champion in national road cycling championship in Calcutta.
3/21/1997Foreign currency reserves of RBI stand at $16 billions, which was a record of sorts.
11/3/1966Hurricane strikes Bengal, killing 1,000.
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
1/2/1991Thiruvananthapuram airport declared India's fifth International Airport.
1/2/1994India and Pakistan resume talks after a gap of 16 months.
1/4/1966ndo-Pak Summit, the peace talk between Pakistan and Indian leaders, started at Tashkent. The prominent personalities were Lal Bahadur Shastri and Gen. Ayub Khan.