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Historical Event on 11/5/1929
Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/7/1998 | The Kalidas Samman awards, instituted by the Madhya Pradesh Government, are presented to Tapas Sen, Akbar Padamsee, Shriram Lagoo, Pandit Jasraj and Kalyani Kutti Amma. |
| 4/19/1996 | AIDS deleted from the list of contagious diseases in the Railway Act of 1989. |
| 6/21/1940 | Keshavrao Baliram Hedgewar, politician and founder of Rashtriya Swayansewak Sangh (RSS), passed away. |
| 3/1/1985 | Rajendra Sethia, the biggest personal bankrupt ever, arrested in New Delhi. |
| 6/4/1958 | The three-men Indian Mountaineering group successfully climbed the high Peak in the Garhwal Hills Range. |
| 6/14/1987 | Rajiv Gandhi, PM, rules out termination of Rs. 1700 crore Bofors gun deal. |
| 10/17/1995 | BJP withdraws support to Mayavati Government in Uttar Pradesh. UP Governor Motilal Vohra accepts the resignation of Mayawati and her cabinet but asks her to continue as caretaker government. BJP's top brass takes the final decision to break with the BSP. |
| 4/2/1926 | The worst Hindu-Muslim riots break out in Calcutta. |
| 12/17/1961 | Provocative action against our nationals in the vicinity of Anjadip Island and Portugal's belligerent attitude to the problems of its colonial possessions in this country, resulted in the Government of India's decision to liberate Goa, Daman and Diu. Operations were launched at night. |
| 3/26/1969 | Vikram Rathour, cricketer (Indian Test opening batsman 1996-), was born in Jalandhar. |
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