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Historical Event on 1/11/1998

C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/19/1907Sulochana Modi, first lady Mayor of Mumbai Mahanagar Palika, was born.
3/16/1877Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous poet, Gujarati litterateur and Headmaster, was born.
10/19/1974T. S. Rajamanikkam Pillai, famous Tamil stage artist, died.
2/22/1946Curfew imposed till 9 p.m. by the British in Bombay as rioting and looting continued for the second day.
5/3/1969Dr. Zakir Hussain(1897-1969), third President of India and the first Muslim President who occupied this office on 13 May, 1967, passed away. He is also remembered as an educationist.
10/5/1999India decides not to attend the special meet on CTBT.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).
3/10/2000Nirmal Verma, distinguished Hindi writer, and eminent Punjabi novelist Gurchal Singh selected jointly for the 35th Jnanpith Award for 1999.
11/22/1718Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, died on the banks of the Sipra at Ujjain.
1/19/1990Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", Indian free love guru, modern mystic and controversial cult figure, died in Pune at the age of 58 years. He will be remembered as a great orator and for founding of Rajnishpuram in USA.