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Historical Event on 11/5/1956

University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/6/1985P.T. Usha sets record for 400m (Women) in 51.61 seconds at Canberra .
5/1/1977Janata Party was established.
10/15/1949Process of the integration of the Indian State was completed when the last three states - Tripura, Manipur and Banaras were merged.
12/10/1948Human Rights Day.
8/1/1992Narasimha Rao, PM, dedicates Vizag Steel Plant to the nation.
10/31/1990Hindus flee Muslim prorsecution in Kashmir Valley.
10/30/1977Demonstrators and police clash in Madras as Indira Gandhi tours the country.
7/11/1957Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.
12/5/1990With the induction of 60 ministers, the Bihar Cabinet becomes the largest ever cabinet in India with a total of 71 ministers.
5/19/1953State to control production and distribution of minerals involved in atomic energy development.