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Historical Event on 5/11/1895
Jiddu Krishnamurti, great Indian profound philosopher of international repute, was born at Madanapalle, Andhra Predesh. His famous book ""Song of Life"" contains most of his philosophical thoughts and teachings.
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10/12/1995 | Inderjit Gupta re-elected General Secretary of CPI. |
5/30/1955 | Narayan Malhar Joshi, father of Indian Worker's Movement, passed away. |
7/13/1988 | Second developmental launch of ASLV. Stretched Rohini Satellite Series (SROSS-2). This carried remote sensing payload of German space agency in addition to Gamma Ray astronomy payload. Could not be placed in orbit. |
7/16/1959 | Suhridkumar Roy, famous geologist, died. |
8/12/1997 | Gulshan Kumar of Super Cassette Industries was shot dead by four unidentified persons in north-west Mumbai. |
9/4/1990 | Congress (I) opposes the Prasar Bharati Bill in the Rajya Sabha saying the party wants the bill to be sent to a select committee. |
8/15/1918 | Hans Kumar Tiwari, famous poet and translater, was born. |
6/2/1953 | Mountaineer Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and his Nepalese Sherpa guide Tensing became the first men to conquer Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain. The two reached the pinnacle of Everest, more than 29,000 feet above sea level, at 11.30 a.m. |
4/13/1796 | The first elephant was brought to America from Bengal, India. |
1/16/1948 | Pakistan charges India with systematic campaign to wipe out Muslims. |
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