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Historical Event on 5/11/1626

Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar's Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/10/1998B. B. Lyngdoh of the United Democratic Party is sworn in Chief Minister of Meghalaya. The 12-day-old Congress(I) Ministry resigned following the failure of the party nominee to be elected as Speaker.
1/19/1997Air India triumphs in the National Women's Cricket championship in Calcutta.
10/1/1941No. 3 Squadron, similarly Audax-equipped, was raised at Peshawar.
1/24/1980J.S. Bawa became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 28/02/85).
10/28/1998Ghulam Ahmed, former Indian cricket captain, died in Hyderabad.
6/3/1972First British designed Indian built mordern warship of the Leander class, 'INS Nilgiri' commissioned Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was completely made in Mazgaon Dock, Mumbai.
9/30/1997Gen. V. P. Malik takes over from Gen. Shankar Roychowdhury as Chief of Army Staff.
9/30/1999India successfully test-fired its multi-target surface-to-air missile 'Akash'.
6/23/1987D. Chakraborty was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-07-1991.
1/9/1946Nanalal Dalpatram Kavi, famous Hindi poet, Gujarati litterateur, writer, headmaster and innovator of duel meaning phrases, passed away.