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Historical Event on 11/2/1897

Sohrab Meharwanji Modi, theatre and film producer, director and actor, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1989Satwant Singh (24) and Kehar Singh (54) executed for the murder case of Smt. Indira Gandhi in Tihar Jail at New Delhi.
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1/14/1995The 5th Pay Commission suggests trimming of bureaucracy.
7/31/1865Jagannath Sunkersett, great social worker, educationist and sculptor of modern Mumbai, passed away at the age of 62.
10/2/1951Dr. Shyamprasad Mukharjee established Bhartiya JanSangh Party.
2/4/1628Shahjahan was enthroned and proclaimed emperor at Agra.
11/9/1962Dhondo Keshav Karve, social reformer and educationist Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
1/18/1968The Resolution on Official Languages was passed by both the houses of the Parliament wherin the need to formulate a more intensive and comprehensive programme for the progressive use of Hindi for Official purposes, preparing annual assessment report for reviewing the progress, formulating a programme for the co-ordinated development of the other languages included in the 8th schedule alongwith Hindi, adopting of a tri-langual formula, making the knowledge of either Hindi or English compulsory for recruitment to the services of the Union, and inclusion of all the languages of the 8th schedule of the Constitution and English as the optional medium for the exams conducted by the union Public Service Commission at the appropriate time, has been stressed.
3/20/1977General Election (6th) of India ends. First time Indian National Congress Party lost in India.
8/15/1982Doordarshan's national programme and the first nationwide colour transmission started by Delhi Doordarshan.