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Historical Event on 10/11/1876
Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/21/1995 | Medium range 'Akash', surface-to-air-missile, flight trial successful. |
| 2/18/1993 | Phoolan Devi, the legendary Bandit Queen, was released after 11 years in jail. A heroine to many low-caste Indians, she was born into the Mallah caste of fishermen, close to the bottom of India's rigid social scale, and became a bandit after she was gang-raped. She led her rural band in robbing and killing upper-caste Thakurs in revenge for the murder of her lover and acquired a Robin Hood image. The Rebel of the Ravines siad, ""I shall work for the upliftment of the women and downtrodden"". |
| 8/2/1953 | Baldev Ramji Mirdha ""Kisan Kesari"", great social worker, leader and politician, died in harness while going to address a Kisan Conference. He also played a vital role in formation of Rajasthan. |
| 6/28/1921 | Sahityaratna P. V. Narsingh Rao, former Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 4/29/1954 | India accepted Tibet as a part of China. |
| 3/31/1926 | Dattatray Balwant Parasnis, who made research in History, passed away. |
| 4/12/1987 | V. P. Singh resigns as Defence Minister of India, K. C. Pant appointed in his place. |
| 5/14/1994 | RBI announces tight monetary policy. |
| 1/18/1970 | Kishan Singh at Cuttack sets record for 50 Km W.in 4.19.48. |
| 4/13/1889 | Balkrishna A. Pillai, litterateur and journalist, was born. |
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