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Historical Event on 11/10/1991

South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/7/1856First Hindu widow married officially.
3/21/1939Gandhi calls on world to disarm, thinks Hitler would follow.
1/17/1909Bejoy Kumar Sinha, journalist and social worker, was born at Kanpur.
2/26/1975Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India called 'Shankar Kendara' in Ahmedabad.
4/1/1933Indian Air Force was established at Drigh Road in Karachi (now in Pakistan). Subroto Mukherjee and four other officers were inducted as pilots when the first Indian Air Force Squadron was formed. The first aircraft flight joined the Indian Air Force, at that time it possessed a strength of six RAF-trained officers and 19 Havai Sepoys (literally, air soldiers); its aircraft inventory comprised four Westland Wapiti II. A army co-operation biplaned at Drigh Road as the ""A"" Flight nucleus of the planned No.1 (Army Co-operation) Squadron.
5/18/1775Warren Hastings expressed doubt of hanging Nandkumar.
4/11/1999Tamil Nadu men, Railways women emerged National Volleyball League champions in Triprayar.
8/19/1977Earthquake measuring 7.7-8.9 on the Richter Scale hits Indian Ocean. It is believed to be the strongest ever earthquake.
3/22/1957National Calander based on Saka Samvat was adopted. As per this calander, the date of adoption was "Chaitra first, 1879 Saka along with Gregorian.
11/27/1946London announces parley on India; Muslims accept, Hindus decline.