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Historical Event on 1/11/1966
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/29/1975 | Adinath Lahiri, leading geologist, passed away. |
| 3/11/1990 | Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away. |
| 11/15/1993 | Supreme Court rules that the CEC is supreme |
| 8/6/1996 | SC asks Harshad Mehta to pay Rs. 217 crore to I.T. department. |
| 7/4/1994 | Labhuben Mehta, famous Gujrathi author, died. |
| 4/5/1908 | Babu Jagjivan Ram, valiant freedom fighter, was born in Chandwa village in Bhojpur, Bihar. He held many prominent ministerial portfolios such as Communications Minister (1952-56), Railway Minister (1956-62), Food and Agriculture Minister (1967-70) and Defence Minister (1970-74). After 1977, he became the Deputy Prime Minister (Defence) in Janta regime. Thereafter, he established Congress (J). His uninterrupted representation in the Parliament from 1936 to 1986 is a world record. This day is commemorated as ""Samta Diwas"". |
| 1/6/1972 | America declared Naval Drill in the Indian Ocean. |
| 12/27/1975 | 372 miners die in a huge blast in Bihar state. |
| 3/12/1992 | India and the US decide to hold joint naval exercises in the Indian ocean. |
| 3/16/1877 | Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous poet, Gujarati litterateur and Headmaster, was born. |
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