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Historical Event on 5/11/1993

Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/7/1947Gandhiji leaves Calcutta for Delhi; commences daily visits to riot-affected areas.
2/2/1953All India Khadi and Village Industries Board started in New Delhi.
5/15/1995PM Rao reaches New York for a week-long visit.
5/25/1997Seven Pakistani infiltrators are killed in an encounter with BSF in Ranbir Singh Pora.
3/15/1950Planning Commission Day.
3/15/1998Mr. Vajpayee is appointed Prime Minister. The number of MPs supporting the formation of a government by the BJP stands at 264 in a house of 539, just short of the working majority of 270. However, the President sees the figure as crossing the half-way mark as the Telugu Desam decides to remain neutral. Earlier, the Congress(I) conveys to the President its decision not to stake claim to form a government.
5/1/1995SAARC endorses South Asia Free Trade Area (SAFTA) and establishes a South Asian Development Fund (SADF) for the economic and technical development of the subcontinent.
12/28/1951Recognition to Libya by India accorded.
1/11/1993Communal violence in Bombay and Ahmedabad spreads; By-elections postponed.
5/3/1977Hamid Dalwai, father of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal in Maharashtra, passed away.