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Historical Event on 11/1/1936
Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand, justice, was born at Jammu (J & K State). He was the Chief Justice of India from 10/10/1998.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/8/1925 | Kumar Gandharva (Shivputra Siddharamaiya Komkali), famous music director and singer, was born. |
| 10/31/1984 | Indira Gandhi, India's four-time prime minister, was gunned down by two members of her personal security guard as she walked from her home to her office in New Delhi. She died after four hours of emergency surgery. The only daughter of former Prime Minister Nehru was 66. Both of her attackers were identified as members of the Sikh religion. One was shot dead. The other was captured. Sikh extremists had threatened to kill Ms. Gandhi since she ordered the raid on their shrine in Amritsar. She had told an interviewer that she was not intimidated by the threats. 'I am not afraid,' she said. 'I am frequently attacked.' |
| 3/10/1954 | The history of 104 HU, the most prestigious and the oldest Helicopter Unit of the IAF, is studded with more than four decades of glorious past and yeomen service rendered to the country. One-O-Four was raised as Helicopter Flight at Palam on 10th March 1954. |
| 2/26/1975 | Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad. |
| 5/5/1971 | India appeals for urgent aid for 1.8 mil. for Bangladeshi refugees in New Delhi. |
| 5/5/1971 | Buhlul Khan Lodi, an Afghan and founder of Lodi dynasty, ascends the throne of Delhi and displaced the Alam Shah of Syed dynasty. |
| 5/20/1750 | Tipu Sultan, tiger of Mysore, was born. He was the son of Hyder Ali and born at Devanhalli village near Bangalore. Hyder Ali named his son after a great Sufi saint namely Tipu Mastan Aulia. Tipu Sultan was a great revolutionary freedom fighter, social reformer, musician and architect. |
| 6/27/1967 | First Indian made AVRO aircraft passenger Plane HS748 handed over to Indian Airlines. |
| 11/16/1983 | Kapil Dev took 9-83 vs West Indies at Ahmedabad. India still lost the game. |
| 11/6/1952 | Dipal Jayant Tilak, journalist and editor, was born. |
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