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Historical Event on 11/5/1870

Chittaranjan Das, freedom fighter, famous lawyer and orator, was born at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1972Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir.
6/6/1997U.S. Congress honours Mother Teresa with a gold medal.
11/15/192116 Gurkha troops killed by anti-British rebels.
2/1/1831The first Fine Arts Exhibition by Brush Club was held in a Public Library of Calcutta.
2/2/1958Family tradition still counts for something in Indian politics. Indira Gandhi, the only daughter of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the granddaughter of a statesman, has been elected president of the Congress party in India. Mrs. Gandhi will be installed into her new office next Sunday, and her job is not expected to be an easy one. The Congress party has been wracked by internal dissension and has been on the verge of collapse. It is hoped that Mrs. Gandhi, who is 41, will breath some new life into the party. Most of the politicians who have been arguing about the future of their party and country are fairly old. Mrs. Gandhi, who is known for her leftist sentiments, is expected to act quickly to put her own mark on party policies.
1/1/1918Sir Edwin Lutyens was knighted in recognition of his quality of work at Delhi and his gratuitious services to the War Graves Commission.
1/27/1967Maharashtra State Text book manufacturing and carriculum modification Corporation established at Pune.
10/31/1885St. Stephen's Hospital was opened. It was the first hospital for women and children at Delhi.
1/18/1913Gandhiji refers in ''Indian Opinion'' the possibility of return home to India by mid-year.
10/26/1999India is re-elected to United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).