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Historical Event on 2/11/1933

First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hindi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1999Pandit Ravi Shankar, sitar maestro, is chosen for Bharat Ratna.
8/13/1951Acharya Kishoridas Vajpayee passed away.
8/1/1992S. Rajgopal was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 31-07-1993.
2/2/1964Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, social reformer and freedom fighter, passed away.
4/7/1929England's Imperial Airways had extended its flight to London-Karachi instead of London-Kahira. It was the first commercial air service in undivided India.
3/24/1987First developmental launch of new generation rocket ASLV 'Stretched Rohini Satellite Series' (SROSS-1). This carried payload for launch vehicle performance monitoring and for gamma ray astronomy. This plunged within two minutes and 40 seconds of its launching.
2/4/1924Kocheril Raman Narayan, ninth Vice President of India and now president of India, was born.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
10/4/1977Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, was released off the charges of corruption.
8/10/1930In the 'Gandhi Cap Case' in Guntur, the magistrate prohibits wearing of Gandhi caps within a five-mile radius of the town.