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Historical Event on 5/11/1995

In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/11/1958Wilson Jones became India's first individual World Champion when he won the Amateur Billiards Championship.
6/30/1993AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF.
1/1/1965This year was announced to be observed as the ""Year of International Co-operation"".
5/7/1908Sudhabala alias Ermaline was born in Bombay. She was a film actress. Her first film was 'Hothal Padmini' (1925). Some of her films are Kicks of Kismet, Tained Virtue, Red Signal, Wise Fool, Hoor-E-Bagdad.
1/6/1953Stalin Peace Prize awarded to Dr. S. Kitchlew.
10/6/1935Jeevan D. Ghosh, cricket Test umpire from 1978-91, was born in Bengal. He has the distinction of having the longest umpiring career of 32 years in India.
5/13/1648Construction of the Red Fort at Dehli was completed.
7/6/1992The centre decides to allow TV and Radio time slots for private producers.
5/13/1946Sarwate and Banerjee add 249 runs for the 10th wkt stand for Indians v Surrey.
4/16/1959Raurkela Iron Project's first furnace started functioning.