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Historical Event on 11/09/1236
Ruknud-din Firuz Shah, son of Emperor Iltutmish, was assassinated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/30/1986 | Sikhs hijack bus, killing 24 at Punjab. |
| 1/8/1968 | The Official Languages Act, 1963 was amended. Accordingly, a provision was made in Section 3 (4) of the Act of the effect that employees of the Union Government proficient either in Hindi or in English may carry out their work effectively and that their interests may no be adversely affected merely because they are not proficient in both the languages. According to Section 3 (5), it is necessary for bringing to an end the use of English language for the Official purposes of the union that resolutions to this effect are passed by the legislatures of the states (i.e. states where Hindi is not the Official Language) and after considring these resolutions, a resolution is passed by both the houses of the Parliament to put an end to the use of English language. |
| 4/15/1946 | The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members Advance Base Depot, who laid down their lives to repulse several waves of Japanese attacks, was erected near a village named Kangla Tongbi at Mile 8 on the Imphal - Dimapur road. It was originally erected from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone. |
| 10/5/1989 | Dalai Lama was honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize (1989). |
| 4/5/1961 | Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs. |
| 8/1/1920 | Bipin Chandra Pal opposed to the Non Co-operation Movement and retired from politics, but movement was approved by Congress. |
| 12/15/1988 | Landslide victory for GNLF in Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections. |
| 4/20/1960 | Pannalal Ghosh, famous flute player, passed away. |
| 4/1/1878 | Calcutta Museum was opened for general public. |
| 10/12/1997 | Queen Elizebeth II, accompanied by husband Duke of Edinburgh Philips, arrived in New Delhi on a week-long state visit to mark India's 50th anniversary of Independence. |
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