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Historical Event on 1/11/1996
Canadian PM Jean Chretien visits New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1681 | East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. |
| 12/12/1925 | Ghulam Mustafa Guard, cricketer (lefty pace bowler in 2 Tests for India 1959), was born in Surat, Gujarat. |
| 1/1/1991 | Bhanu Pratap Singh, Karnataka Governor, resigns. Goa governor Khurshid Alam Khan appointed in his place. |
| 8/18/1896 | Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"". |
| 3/26/1977 | Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet. |
| 9/9/1997 | Pravin Thipsay becomes India's third chess Grand Master. |
| 3/30/1993 | S. M. Pandit, famous painter, passed away. |
| 2/1/1972 | International Airports Authority of India established. |
| 6/9/1998 | Gujarat was hit by a cyclone killing 1,000 people in six days. |
| 11/20/1917 | J.C. Bose Research Institute was established in Calcutta. |
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