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Historical Event on 7/11/1957

Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/1993JPC indicts RBI and Finance Ministry in the multi-crore security scam.
11/29/1991Industrial and bank strike called by the left-oriented trade unions to oppose the new industrial and economic policies.
6/11/1946Viceroy interviewed Gandhiji, and mooted proposal of Coalition Government at Centre.
1/19/2000M.A. Chidambaram (81), leading industrialist and chairman of the MAC Group, died in Chennai.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
2/6/1827Shyam Shastri, musician and a great artist of India, passed away at the age of 65 years.
3/5/1997Pravin Thipsay wins the United Insurance GM chess tournament in Dhaka.
5/13/1991P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail.
4/8/1857Mangal Pandey, the first revolutionary of Indian mutiny and freedom fighter, was hanged till death at Barrackpore. He struck the first bullet during the time of mutiny against the British Empire.
4/8/1993CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested.