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Historical Event on 1/11/1966

Gulzarilal Nanda was appointed as the acting Prime Minister of India. He held this position till January 24, 1966.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/13/1857Sir Ronald Ross, bacteriologist, member of Indian Medical service, Nobel awardee and editor of 'Science Progress', was born at Almora, UP.
2/10/1986Pope John Paul II ends visit to India.
12/27/1936Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
12/29/1997Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
5/8/1996ShahJahan, Mughal emperor of India, was born at Lahore.
9/23/1967P. S. Vaidya, great Indian ODI pace bowler (1995-96), was born.
5/26/1885Govindagraj (Ram Ganesh Gadkari), great Marathi playwright, comedy author and poet, was born.
11/6/1930First Round Table Conference held at London.
10/27/1982Gandhiji's personal secretary Pyare Lal died.