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Historical Event on 5/11/1911

Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/5/1977Chandra Shekar chosen President of the Janatha Party.
1/30/1968Makhanlal Chaturvedi, famous Hindi poet, writer and President of All India, passed away.
4/26/1762Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, was born at Tiruvarur.
2/28/2000The Supreme Court orders notice to the former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Ms. Jayalalitha, on a special leave petition filed by the State Government against the Madras High Court judgment upholding the trial court's order discharging her in the ""coal import case"".
7/31/1991Air Chief Marshal Nirmal Chandra Suri PVSM, AVSM, VM, ADC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 31/July/1993.
2/20/1846Duleep Singh was recognised as the ruler. British captured Lahore.
8/1/1994The Railway passenger insurance scheme comes into force.
7/13/1998The Government is prevented from tabling the Women's Reservation Bill.
7/10/1997Rafiq Sadiq, Congress(I) leader, escapes attempt on life when armed militants ambush motorcade near Achabal in South Anantnag, Kashmir valley.
4/18/1978Sardar Sobha Singh, famous builder of modern New Delhi, passed away at the age of 90.