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Historical Event on 5/11/1985

Booby (Doll) trap bomb kills 86 people in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/15/1943Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away.
8/1/1952Nationalised Airways at Safdarjung, New Delhi inaugurated by Nehru.
3/21/1995A.K. Antony elected CM of Kerala.
5/26/1931One hundred miners were trapped beneath a blazing mine. It was thought that there were unlikely to be any survivors in Madras.
9/27/1974Pankaj Dharmani, Indian ODI batsman (1997), was born.
7/25/1982Gyani Zail Singh became 7th President of India. He held the office till July 25, 1987.
1/7/1988Mrs. Janaki Ramachandran sworn in as CM of Tamil Nadu.
11/18/1948Nearly 500 people were drowned when the ferry steamer Narayan River capsized and sank in the Ganga near Patna.
4/30/1977Nine Congress-ruled states placed under President's rule. Janata Party formed.
3/25/1954The first helicopter S-55 arrived ferried to Delhi. The Indian Air Force experience with rotary wing aircraft. It was indeed a 'red letter day' in the history of IAF a befitting gift on its coming of age ' when the first helicopter wearing IAF markings appeared at Palam in the form of a Sikorsky, S-55. Such a swift action, complete involvement and dedication on the part of the crew and technicians was the clear indication of the standards with which One-O-Four set about its tasks for others to emulate.