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Historical Event on 5/11/1995

In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/27/1993A national credit fund for women called the 'Rashtriya Mahila Kosh' set up.
12/11/1906Mysore Gururaj Vijayasarathi, cricket Test umpire for 13 tests from 1951-60, was born in Karnataka.
1/30/1997Mahatma Gandhi's ashes immersed in Sangam.
10/23/1996Amjad Ali Khan, sarod maestro, appointed UNICEF's national ambassador for children.
12/23/1930The British governor of Punjab was wounded in an assassination attempt.
4/23/1968Bade Gulam Ali Khan, famous ghazal singer, passed away.
4/1/1869Income Tax was imposed. On the same day New Indian Divorce Act came into operation.
7/7/1799Ranjit Singh captured Lahore in Punjab from Sikh rulers.
6/3/1916Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thakarsey Women's University was established.
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.