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Historical Event on 11/7/1995
India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/7/1982 | Krishnakanta Radhakant Handique, linguist, educationist, Sanskrit scholar, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, passed away. He also authored the learned works 'Naisadhacarita', 'Yasastilaka and Indian Culture' etc. His original treatise written in Sanskrit by Somaveda in the 10th century is an encyclopedic work dealing with Jainism and Indian thoughts and culture. |
5/16/1996 | Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
3/16/1902 | A. Appadorai, educationist and author, was born at Angadipuram, Kerala. |
8/20/1944 | Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India and Bharat Ratna awardee, was born in Bombay. |
10/29/1967 | Kurtkoti Lingangaunda, great Indian Philosopher, passed away. |
2/2/1915 | Khushvant Singh, famous journalist, was born. |
7/5/1970 | Indian ship capsized in Krishna River in eastern India claiming 150 lives. |
1/18/1994 | India hires the law firm McAuliffe, Kelly and Rafaelli for lobbying in Washington. |
5/19/1980 | Dr. Ramashankar Shukla 'Rasal', famous writer, passed away. |
1/6/1987 | Establishment of 'Maharashtra Journalist Fund' Trust. |
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