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Historical Event on 2/11/1979
Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/30/1883 | Badridas Goenka, famous industrialist, was born. |
| 12/11/1994 | H.D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal leader, assumes office as CM of Karnataka. |
| 6/5/1966 | Indian rupee devalued by 36.5 percent. |
| 5/30/1977 | Express Train fell into Beki river in Assam killing 44 persons. |
| 8/17/1932 | V.S. Naipaul, great Indian writer, was born. |
| 1/26/1981 | Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated. |
| 12/15/1950 | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died. |
| 12/20/1686 | After clashes with Mughal soldiers, Jaub Chaarnak left Hoogly and settled in Sutnati. |
| 9/11/1987 | Mahadevi Verma, Gyanpith award winner and one of the greatest luminaries of modern Hindi literature, passed away. |
| 7/12/1823 | First Indian Steam Engine Ship ""Diana-a-Gunboat""sailed in a sea near Calcutta. It was built by Kyd & Co. |
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