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Historical Event on 11/5/1990
Janata Dal splits. The breakaway group claims support of 58 M.P.'s to elect Mr. Chandrashekhar as leader. V.P. Singh's government loses confidence motion in the Lok Sabha.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
5/1/1994 | Six leading Akali factions dissolved to form a new party, the Shiromani Akali Dal-Amritsar, which wanted a 'Sikh State'. |
1/31/1992 | The Securities and Exchange Board of India given statutory power as an autonomous body. |
5/17/1865 | Raobahadur Govind Sakharam Sardesai `Riyasatkar' was born. |
3/17/1989 | Daily newspaper 'Sakal' published its edition in South Maharashtra. |
4/5/1919 | India's first modern shipping company Scindia Steam Navigation's first ship 'Liberty' started its journey. The weight of the ship was 5,940 tonnes. |
4/5/1919 | Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi. |
6/5/1994 | India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China. |
6/5/1994 | The famous Vijaynagar Hindu Empire established (1336-1565-1646), Deccan region of South India is founded. European visitors are overwhelmed by the wealth and advancement of its 17-square-mile capital. |
6/29/1901 | Amal Kumar Sarkar, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born. |
2/1/1917 | Samar Roy, cricket Test Umpire for 6 tests from 1961-70, was born in Bengal. |
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