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Historical Event on 5/11/1985

Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/31/1912Allan Octavian, great social reformer, patriot, lawyer, journalist and politician, passed away at the age of 84.
6/23/1810Duncan Dock of Bombay was completed.
4/24/1973Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23), was born in Bombay.
2/13/1945Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
3/29/1990Adoor Bhasi, Malayalam film actor, passed away.
4/18/1612Marriage of Shahjahan and Mumtaj Mahal.
3/22/1996Golden Temple renamed Harmandir Sahib (its original name meaning 'abode of God').
6/27/1998Homi J. H. Taleyarkhan, Gandhian, Congressman and former Sikkim Governor, dies at 86.
10/21/1762Herman W Daendels, Brig-General and Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11), was born.
8/9/1925Government Treasury from Postal Train was looted near Kakuri Station just about 22 km. away from Lucknow by the members of 'Hindustan Socialist Republican Association'.