Today Indian History
11-November-1675 Aurangzeb executes Sikh Guru Tegh Bahadur thus beginning the Sikh-Muslim feud that continues to this day.
11-November-1793 English pioneer missionary William Carey, 32, reached Calcutta five months after setting sail for India.
11-November-1866 Patthe Bapurao famous poet Shahir, was born.
11-November-1888 Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, freedom fighter, was born in Mecca.
He was an outspoken champion of rationalism and progressiveness in all spheres of Indian life.
11-November-1888 Acharya Kripalani, nationalist and member of the Parliament, was born at Hyderabad, Sind.
11-November-1906 Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social worker, was born at Madras.
11-November-1913 Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.
11-November-1921 Gandhi urges Hindus to remove statue of ex-Viceroy Lord Lawrence.
11-November-1923 Shamasunder Gururaj Mudgal, great educationist, was born at Bijapur, Bagalkot.
11-November-1924 Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in post-War years), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
11-November-1924 SunderLal Munnalal Patwa was born in Kukdeshwar, Distt. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh).
11-November-1947 Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.
11-November-1958 Inauguration of 'Indian', first one in Indian Explosive Ltd's factory at Gomia.
11-November-1973 India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.
11-November-1979 President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
11-November-1980 The Hindustan Times says the 'British have reverted to what they basically are & a small, little people with small, little minds inhabiting a small, little island in the Atlantic.'
11-November-1991 Supreme Court declares the Anti-Defection Law as constitutional but holds that decisions of Presiding Officers under the law could be subjected to judicial review.
11-November-1992 S.Bangarappa resigns as the CM of Karnataka.
11-November-1994 The Supreme Court stays Karnataka Reservation Act.
11-November-1996 A.P. cyclone toll may cross 2,500.
11-November-1998 India objects to Washington's discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, clamped in the wake of the nuclear tests by the two countries.
11-November-1998 V. M. Devaraj (78), DMK leader and former MLA, passed away after a brief illness. He represented Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of the DMK founder, C. N. Annadurai.
11-November-1999 Mr. Vajpayee, Prime Minister, leaves for Durban summit of the Commonhealth Heads of Government meeting (CHOGM).
11-November-2000 Mohun Bagan wins the Durand Cup in New Delhi.
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