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Historical Event on 6/11/1901

Pramathanath Bishi, professor and Hindi writer, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/28/1945Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer (one Test India v NZ 1969), was born in Bombay.
6/28/1986Union Government sanctions maternity leave for unmarried women employees too.
1/6/1847Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died.
3/30/1993Punjab beat Maharashtra by 120 runs to win Cricket's Ranji Trophy.
4/23/1994Ibrahim Sulaiman Sait, former Indian Union Muslim League president, floats a new party - the Indian National League.
11/20/1998Dr. Mohammed Yunus, Chairman of the Grameen Bank of Dhaka, is selected for the 1998 Indira Gandhi prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development.
3/8/1997G. K. Moopanar unanimously elected first president of Tamil Maanila Congress.
2/22/1913Judge Mirza Hameedullah Beg, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Lucknow.
10/19/1974T. S. Rajamanikkam Pillai, famous Tamil stage artist, died.
10/19/1974Mughal Emperor Akbar was proclaimed as successor of Humayun at the age of tewelve years at Kalanur, Gurudaspur district, Punjab. Akbar (1542-1605), grandson of Babur, became third Mughal Emperor at the age of 13 years. He de-established Islam as state religion and declared himself impartial ruler of Hindus and Muslims. He also encouraged Art, Culture and Religious Tolerance.