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Historical Event on 2/11/1933
First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/15/1992 | At least 170 people die in heavy rains and floods in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. |
| 2/16/1942 | The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943. |
| 1/15/1958 | Tamil becomes the official language of Madras. |
| 6/30/1979 | R. D. Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation. He was there in this office till 24 Jan. 1980. |
| 2/21/1998 | Romesh Bhandari, U.P. Governor, dismisses the Kalyan Singh Government and inducts an 18-member ministry headed by Jagadambika Pal of the Loktantrik Congress Party. BJP moves the Allahabad High Court. BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate, A. B. Vajpayee, goes on a ""fast-unto-death"". |
| 4/30/1992 | Import duty on gold halved; minor concessions in direct taxes. |
| 2/5/1981 | Kuda Bux, great Indian mystic (I'd Like to See), passed away at 75. |
| 1/24/1996 | H.K.L. Bhagat, senior Congress politician and former minister, arrested in connection with a 1984 anti-Sikh riot case. |
| 4/16/1962 | Third Lok Sabha constituted after the third general election in India. J. L. Nehru forms the third Congress ministry. |
| 4/16/1962 | Rumi, famous Muslim Sufi poet, was born. |
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