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Historical Event on 5/11/1995
In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/8/1947 | There was little time to celebrate independence in India and Pakistan as large parts of the dominions were paralyzed with fear. Mobs ran wild as Muslims and Hindus battled to death and turned streets into rivers of blood. |
| 10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
| 12/29/1904 | K. V. Puttappa, famous Kannada poet and Gyanpeeth awardee, was born at Hirekodage. |
| 2/4/1976 | Lok Sabha's life extended by one year. |
| 5/2/1985 | Banarsidas Chaturvedi, famous writer and journalist, passed away. |
| 4/9/1997 | Mumbai regains Ranji Trophy in Gwalior. |
| 8/15/1918 | Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born. |
| 2/15/1998 | Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open. |
| 2/24/1988 | Prithvi, India's first Indigenously designed surface-to-surface tactical missile of 250km, was successfully test fired from Sriharikota. India becomes the fifth country to develop such a missile. |
| 6/22/1993 | The centre bans the use of 12 pesticides. |
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