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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 |
| 3/24/1968 | The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station. |
| 9/15/1861 | Dr. Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya, famous architect, engineer and a diplomat, also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was born at Chickballapur in Mysore (Karnataka) in a poor Brahmin family. |
| 7/18/1909 | Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born. |
| 6/21/1998 | India and Russia sign a $2.5-billion deal to set up a nuclear power station at Koodankulam in Tamil Nadu. |
| 2/16/1955 | Maghnath Saha, famous scientist, passed away. |
| 2/24/1936 | Laxmibai Tilak, famous marathi poet, passed away. |
| 8/19/1947 | Vinayak Damodar Karnataki (Master Vinayak), famous Marathi actor, director and producer, died. |
| 3/5/1989 | Bhagwat Jha Azad, Bihar CM, resigns. |
| 5/18/1999 | R. B. Sapre, India's first national chess champion, died in Mumbai. |
| 11/5/1930 | Arjun Singh, leader of Madhya Pradesh, was born. |
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