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Historical Event on 10/11/1991

Meghalaya placed under President's rule.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
4/4/1898Hiralal Sen and his brother Motilal Sen purchased a Bioscope Cinematographic Machine from London. The first show of imported films was arranged by them at Classic Theatre on April 4, after which they formed 'The Royal Bioscope Co.,' controlled by H. L. Sen & Bros., 85/2, Maszid Badi Street, Calcutta. The Bioscope Company started touring the provinces of Bengal, Orissa and Bihar.
2/13/1991Surjit Singh Barnala resigns as Governor of Tamil Nadu.
4/1/1998Prabhat Kumar, a 1963 batch IAS officer, was appointed as the new Cabinet Secretary of India. He succeeded T.S.R. Subramaniam and held the office till 31-10-2000.
7/22/1997Bus plummets into the swollen Usri river in Giridih dist, Bihar, killing 70.
9/23/1908Ramdhari Singh Dinkar, famous Hindi poet, was born.
4/7/2000The Delhi police unearth a multicrore cricket betting and match- fixing racket involving five South African cricketers, including the captain Hansie Cronje. A Delhi-based Indian operator Rajesh Kalra put behind bars.
5/9/1753Maharaja Surajmal attack on Delhi.
4/1/1962Metric weights became compulsory as New Weights and Measurements Metric system was intoduced by Indian Government.
3/15/1997Lok Sabha passes Income Tax (Amendment) Bill, 1997.