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Historical Event on 1/11/1998

C. V. Gadkari, great Indian Test all-rounder 1953-55, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/20/1985Sant Harchand Singh Longowal, a ragi, reluctant politician and Sikh leader, died. He was shot by Sikh extremists at Sherpur.
4/18/1956India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles.
10/27/1998L. P. Singh, ICS, former Governor of five north eastern states, died in New Delhi. He was 86.
5/8/1998Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.
6/2/1991Dinesh Goswami, former Law Minister, passed away in a road accident in Assam.
9/20/1993First developmental launch of PSLV and Indian Remote Sensing Satellite (IRS-1E) carried remote sensing payloads. Could not be placed in orbit.
11/5/1951Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
7/4/1989Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State.
6/4/1941National Seva Dal was established.
4/4/1984Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma was the first Indian Astronaut to go in space from Baikanaur aboard Soviet Space Craft 'Soyuz 11' and revolved around the earth.