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Historical Event on 5/11/1885
Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/8/1993 | FERA restrictions removed, resident Indians allowed to keep as much as $500. |
| 9/18/2000 | President K. R. Narayanan presents the Dada Saheb Phalke award for the year 1999 to film maker Hrishikesh Mukherjee. |
| 5/8/1971 | Mohinder Singh Gill at Fresno sets record for TJ in 16.79. |
| 1/18/1963 | Laxminarayn Sahu, litterateur, journalist and social reformer, passed away. |
| 2/22/1854 | Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'. |
| 2/22/1854 | Admiral Dom Vasco-da-Gama (c.1469-1524)-I, Count of Vidigueira, met the Jamerin of Calicut after arriving in India three days ago at Malabar Coast. He was joined by an experienced Gujarati pilot at Malindi. He was the 6th Governor and 2nd Viceroy of India. |
| 10/25/1995 | Narsimha Rao, PM, addresses the 50th anniversary session of the UN. |
| 3/29/1939 | Hanumant Singh, cricketer (14 Tests for India-century on debut), was born in Banswara. |
| 8/10/1904 | Japanese troups were defeated by the Russian Amry at Port Aurther. |
| 12/23/1913 | Gondhavalekar Maharaj, famous saint, died. |
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