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Historical Event on 5/11/1965

The first of two cyclones in less than a month kills 35,000 people in the country.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/16/1994Pratap Singh Rane of Congress (I) takes oath of office.
3/24/1977Morarji Desai elected leader of Janata Party and sworn in as the Prime Minister of India at New Delhi. Later he formed his cabinet. He was in the office of Prime Minister till July 28, 1979. This was first non-Congress Government in India.
8/7/1990Govt. of India accepts the Mandal Commission's recommendations and decides to reserve 27\% jobs for the backward classes. Violent protests rock parts of Northern India against Mandal Commission.
8/13/2000The Government announces the opening up of the national long distance communication segment with no restriction on the number of players.
8/20/1993Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.
11/1/1945Narendra Dabholkar, blind faith eradicator (Andhashradhha Nirmulak), was born.
7/21/1935Establishment 'Mumabi Marathi Sahitya Sangh'.
9/4/1980Second Commonwealth Regional Heads of Government Conference in New Delhi.
5/13/2000The Union Government gives its approval for the creation of the three new states of Jharkhand, Uttaranchal and Chhattisgarh to be carved out of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.
5/1/1983V. N. Swamy, pace bowler without distinction in one Test for India, passed away.