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Historical Event on 10/11/1902

Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/3/1880Sakuntal Sangeet held in Anandodbhav Auditorium in Pune. Annasaheb Kirloskar presented the first musical play in Marathi.
9/7/1906Bank of India, the first Indian bank, was registered.
3/28/1917Umesh Chandra Panigrahi, great author and journalist, was born at Raruan, Orissa.
2/21/1672A French squadron under De la Haye encountered a fleet of the Dutch, who were in hostility with the French, near Cape Comorin.
12/16/1960Ganesh Chintaman Karve, creator of Marathi dictionary and author, passed away.
10/13/1989Panchayati Raj and Nagarpalika Bills defeated in Rajya Sabha.
7/14/1856Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, great social worker, was born.
8/23/1872Tanguturi Prakasam, great lawyer, journalist, nationalist, politician, leader, social reformer and former chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, was born at Kanuparthi village in Ongole district in Andhra Pradesh.
8/6/1994The Muslim Auqaf Trust takes over charge of the Hazratbal shrine after the removal of security bunkers around it by authorities.
5/12/1984Dr. Rajah Sir Muthiah Chettiar, social reformer, passed away at Madras.