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Historical Event on 11/7/1995

India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
11/6/2000Buddhadev Bhattacharya assumes office as West Bengal Chief Minister.
11/10/1991South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.
9/7/1997Banned Maoist Communist Centre guns down at least 30 CPI (M) liberation activists, including district committee members and workers, at Ankendar village, 40 km from the district headquarters of Chatra in Bihar.
3/16/1832Sarfoji Bhosle, King of Tanjawar, passed away.
7/15/1967Narayan Shripad Rajhans (Balgandharv), famous singer and actor, passed away.
7/7/1943Rasbehari Bose handed over the command of 'Azad Hind Fauz' to Netaji Subhashchandra Bose at Singapore.
12/11/1872Rajkhova Benudhar, modern Assamese poet, was born.
12/23/1902Chaudhary Charan Singh was born at Noopur village in Hapur Tehsil near Meerut. He was a freedom fighter and had done many deeds for upliftment of Agriculture in India. He was the Prime Minister of India from July 1979 to January 1980.
1/30/1948Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, the spiritual leader of Indian independence, was shot and killed by a Hindu extremist. The 78-year-old Gandhi was shot at point-blank range as he was walking through a garden to a pergola, where he was to deliver his daily prayer meeting.