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Historical Event on 5/11/1888
Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/16/1997 | Saidian Shafi, correspondent, Ankhon Dekhi', TV news magazine, and his personal security officer killed by militants in Srinagar. |
| 6/6/1996 | 14 Janata Dal legislators revolt in Karnataka against the composition of the J H Patel ministry. |
| 1/1/1879 | Edward M Forster, English novelist (Howards End, Passage to India), was born. |
| 4/10/1997 | Bill Gates, Chairman and CEO of Microsoft, announces Rs. 2.5 crore aid to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's Gandhi Institute of Computer Education and Information Technology, Mumbai. |
| 5/16/1996 | Atal Krishna Behari Vajpayee, leader of Bharatiya Janta Party, becomes the 10th Prime Minister for 13 days (from May 16, 1996 to May 28, 1996 [techinally till 01-06-1996]), although his ability to govern effectively is in doubt. |
| 2/8/1785 | Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left India. |
| 10/31/1919 | Jaikisan Harivallabhdas, great industrialist, was born. |
| 6/17/1913 | Waman Vasudev Chitle (Bal Chitle), Marathi story writer and editor, was born. |
| 12/21/1989 | V. P. Singh wins vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha. |
| 8/3/1985 | Ramon Magsaysay Award for Public Service goes to Baba Amte. |
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