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Historical Event on 2/11/1818

Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/1/1946Joanna Lumley, actress (Abs Fab, OHM's Secret Service), was born in Kashmir, India.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
9/30/1981Pakistan Commando soldiers release 66 hostages in Lahore from five Khalistan hijackers and activists of the Dal Khalsa International.
9/20/1997President K. R. Narayanan inaugurates the first Dr. Ambedkar Law University in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
9/28/1940Pundit Sunder Lal Sharma, freedom fighter and social reformer, passed away. He was also known as ""The Chhattisgarh Gandhi"".
11/20/1888Gurunath Bewoor, director general, was born at Bewoor village, district Bijapur.
9/15/1912Rusi Karanjia, journalist and publisher, was born.
2/21/1979Yousuf Hussain, litterateur and brother of President Zakir Hussain Khan, passed away.
8/2/1922Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born.