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Historical Event on 11/5/1931

M. G. Subramaniam, cricket test umpire for 2 tests from 1983-84, was born in Karnataka.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.
2/28/1835Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was officially opened on Feb 20.
12/15/1950Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, first deputy Prime Minister of independent India also known as the 'Iron Man' and Bharat Ratna awardee, died.
5/24/1993India and Uzbekistan sign five pacts.
6/5/1994India test-fires a missile capable of reaching targets in China.
8/17/1998National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.
4/10/1919Miss Mercia Sherwood, an English teacher, was assaulted by a mob in Amritsar. Brig. General. R.E.H. Dyer had given instructions to beat her.
8/8/1955Dr. Homi J. Bhabha elected chairman of the international conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy.
4/20/1989President's rule imposed in Karnataka.
5/8/1906Prannath Thapar, former General of India, was born.