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Historical Event on 9/11/1911

Amarnath Lala, right-hand Indian all-rounder of 30s and 40s, was born at Lahore in Pakistan. He was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1991.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/7/1896The premier show of the 'Marvel of the Century', first cinema show India, arranged by the Representatives of French Lumiere brothers- Louis and August Lumiere, was held at Watson Hotel in Bombay. The regular shows, however, started from July 14, 1896 at the Novelty Theatre. This show advertisment appeared in the 'Times of India', carrying details of a film show to be held for the first time on Indian soil.
11/5/1996Madhavrao Scindia rejoins Congress.
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
9/23/1967P. S. Vaidya, great Indian ODI pace bowler (1995-96), was born.
5/19/1908Manik Bandopadhyay, modern Bengali novelist and story-writer, was born.
11/25/1866Allahabad court was established for Uttar Pradesh territory, it sat in Agra with five Judges between 1866 and 1868. It also has a bench in Lucknow.
12/17/1971Ceasefire between India & Pakistan in Kashmir and end of Indo-Pak war.
1/12/2000The Union Cabinet approves a proposal of the Civil Aviation Ministry to privatise the airports at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Calcutta and a new airport in Bangalore on a 30-year lease which can be extended by 19 years.
3/28/1941Netaji Subhashchandra Bose reached Berlin after his secret underground journey from Calcutta.
6/24/1946Gandhiji meets Cabinet Mission.