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Historical Event on 11/5/1929

Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.

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9/30/1990Former Dy PM Devilal submits his letter of resignation.
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9/12/1966Mihir Sen, famous Indian swimmer, crossed Darda Nailes Channel.
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8/15/1867Bhartendu Harishchandra publishes a Hindi monthly 'Kavi Vachan Sudha'.
3/3/1839Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
8/28/1667Sardar Jay Singh I, the famous king- Mirza Raja, a ruler of the kingdom of Amber (later called Jaipur) also in Aurangzeb's kingdom, passed away at Barhanpur.