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Historical Event on 11/5/1605
Accession of Jahangir
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/17/1909 | Madanlal Dhingra, famous revolutionary, was hanged at Paintanville Jail for assassinating Wyle and Lal Kaka. |
| 6/20/1858 | Gwalior fort was captured by British troops and the first Indian Sepoy Mutiny officially came to an end. |
| 8/4/1931 | Narendra Shankar Tamhane, dependable Indian cricket wicket-keeper (1950's), was born in Bombay. |
| 1/23/1920 | Air transportation began in India by two Royal Air Force planes between Karachi and Bombay, and Air Mail service started. |
| 12/21/1911 | Central Bank of India established. |
| 7/30/1947 | The part of Kashmir, North West Frontier Provience (NWFP), was swallowed up by Pakistan. The formality of raising the flag being done in November. |
| 12/6/1897 | Lekhraj Kishanchand Mirchandani (Aziz), famous Sindhi poet, essay writer and critic, was born. |
| 7/11/2000 | Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"". |
| 1/31/1986 | Shri Vishwanath More, famous music director, passed away. |
| 3/13/1800 | Nana Phadanvis (Balaji Janardan Bhanu), veteran leader of Peshwa Kingdom, died. |
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