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Historical Event on 11/11/1924
Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in post-War years), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
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11/19/1991 | Kashinath Anant (Rambhau Joshi), famous editor, passed away. |
11/28/1945 | Australia Services draw second Victory Test Cricket vs India at Calcutta. |
8/13/1638 | Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa. |
4/27/1906 | China, as suzerain of Tibet, has agreed to the terms of a treaty proposed by Britain. According to the treaty, foreign powers may not send representatives to Tibet, receive transportation or mining concessions, or occupy, buy or lease any territory in Tibet without British permission. The British want to prevent the Russians from establishing a protectorate over Tibet, which lies on India's northern border. Lord Curzon, Viceroy of India, failed in attempts to communicate with Tibet's ruler, the Dalai Lama. A British military expedition fought its way to the capital at Lhasa and concluded the agreement. |
3/25/1898 | Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away. |
9/18/1995 | Kaka Hathrasi, famous comedy poet, died. |
3/18/1916 | Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay. |
7/23/1996 | R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date. |
5/5/1903 | Tirupur Subramaniam Avinashilingam Chettiar, freedom fighter, educationist and politician, was born at Tirupur (Tamil Nadu). |
12/3/1882 | Nandalal Bose, great Indian painter and master, was born in Bengal. |
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