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Historical Event on 11/5/1929
Narottam Morarjee, great social reformer and the architect of the modern Indian Shipping, died.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/23/1933 | Mahatma Gandhi was released from government detention in the Poona Civil Hospital after doctors warned that his fast was endangering his life. Gandhi, who undertook the fast eight days ago in protest over being arrested again by British authorities, weighed 90 pounds at the time of his release. There was considerable speculation over what the nationalist leader would do upon regaining his strength, but the common assumption was that he would be arrested again by the British authorities if he resumed his civil disobedience. |
| 6/21/1814 | Gilbert Aliat Minto, Governor General of East Indian Company, died. |
| 3/30/1908 | Devika Rani, famous film actress, was born. |
| 8/10/1989 | Panchayatraj' and 'Nagarpalika' bills were passed in Parliament's Lok Sabha. |
| 12/7/1999 | Nareshwar Dayal is appointed India's High Commissioner to UK. |
| 3/27/1878 | Britishers sent Indian soldiers to Malta considering that the Russian would attack. |
| 1/25/1856 | Battle of Seattle; skirmish between settlers & Indians. |
| 9/2/1956 | Collapse of a RR bridge under a train kills 120 (India). |
| 7/1/1997 | The Sankaracharyas of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam were given a warm reception at the Golden Temple, Amritsar. |
| 3/9/1914 | Hansaraj Rahbar, the unfolder of prominent personalities and dynamic writer, was born. |
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