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Historical Event on 11/5/1994

Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/29/1999An Indian High Commissioner member N. R. Doraiswamy is beaten up by Pakistani intelligence operatives.
6/27/1906Establishment of `Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad'.
1/26/1993Sub Lt. Rubi Singh of the Navy becomes the first woman in India to lead an armed force contingent in the Republic Day parade at New Delhi; British PM John Major attends as the first ever British head of Government as Chief Guest.
3/14/1999Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta.
3/22/2000India's first third generation satellite 'Insat-3B' put in orbit by Europe's latest Ariane-5 rocket from Kourou in French Guyana.
8/16/1996CBI raids house of former minister Sukh Ram and finds cash and jewellery to the tune of Rs. 3 crore.
9/2/1918Datta Deshmukh, water expert and President of `Lalnishan Party', was born.
8/22/1987Aircraft carrier ship of Indian Navy 'Virat' joined in fleet.
8/29/1991Second operational Indian Remote Sensing satellite (IRS-1B) launched by a Russian launch vehicle, Vostok. It is still in service.
9/4/1895Siyaramsharan Gupt was born.