11 FEB TODAY IN HISTORY DINVISHESH GHADAMODI

11 FEB HISTORY EVENTS

February 11, 2016

Today in Indian History
Events for February 11

11-February-1527Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.

11-February-1818Britishers captured the 'Ajinkyatara' fort which belonged to the Marathas.

11-February-1847Thomas Alva Edison, great scientist and inventor of electric light lamp, was born at Milan, Ohio.

11-February-1861Brahma Bandhav Upadhyay was born in Khanyan village of Bengal.

11-February-1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.

11-February-1913Surendranath Dwivedi, educationist, politician and writer, was born in Khandasahi (Orissa)

11-February-1933The outcome of the conference was that diarchy in the province was abolished, federal system was established in the center, Sindh was separated from Bombay, communal awards were started by the Prime Minister of Britain Sir Ramsay McDonald and White Paper on Indian reforms was published in 1933.

11-February-1933First edition of weekly ""Harijan"" edited by Mahatma Gandhi was published from Pune in English and Hi

11-February-1935Lalita Narhar Bapat, famous marathi novelist, was born.

11-February-1942Jamnalal Bajaj, greatest iIndustrialist, social reformer, freedom fighter and Gandhiwadi, passed away.

11-February-1944Buddhadev Dasgupta, director (Charachar, Grihajuddha), was born.

11-February-1959Vinoo Mankad plays his final Test Cricket (vs West Indies at Delhi).

11-February-1968Deendayal Upadhyaya, great philosopher, litterateur, social worker, thinker and founder of Jansangh, passed away.

11-February-1977B.D.Jathi became the second acting President of India.

11-February-1977Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office.

11-February-1979Cellular Jail, which is situated at Andaman Nikobar Islands, was declared as a National Memorial.

11-February-1979Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.

11-February-1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.

11-February-1981Australia all out for 83 vs India at MCG. They were chasing 143 to win.

11-February-1989Pandit Narendra Sharma passed away.

11-February-1993Andhra Naxalites release four out of six hostages.

11-February-1993Naik sacks six ministers in Maharashtra.

11-February-1993Centre bans BJP rally in the capital on February 25.

11-February-1993Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. (11/2 or 25/2)

11-February-1996Nepal PM Sher Bahadur Deuba arrives in India for a week-long visit.

11-February-1996Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.

11-February-1997A New Delhi district consumer court holds that provision of drinking water aboard trains is a necessity and it is the duty of the railways to provide it to passengers in reserved compartments.

11-February-1997India and Russia agree on a package of trade and economic cooperation measures, following Foreign Minister I K Gujral's discussions in Moscow.

11-February-1997NHRC recommends to Central Government measures to prevent government servants from employing children below 14 as domestic servants.

11-February-1998Prof. Anil Kumar Baruah, CPI(ML) candidate for the Dibrugarh Lok Sabha seat, is shot dead by suspected ULFA militants at Neharani.

11-February-1998The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I. K. Gujral, Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal, and Congress(I) leader Sonia Gandhi by a pro-Khalistan militant group.

11-February-199912 dalits are shot by the Ranbir Sena in Narayanpar village in Bihar.

11-February-2001Objective type paper scheduled in 28 cities in India.