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Historical Event on 2/11/1977
Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 9/25/1947 | Kashmir accedes to Indian Union. |
| 12/22/1843 | Debendranath Tagore, father of Rabindranath Tagore, accepted Brahmo religion at the hands of Ramchandra Vidyabagish. |
| 8/15/1994 | At Churchgate railway station on platform No.1, noted film actor A.K. Hangal signalled the start of theatre in a train by waving a green flag. |
| 8/6/1996 | Dr. Raj Kumar was conferred Dada Saheb Phalke award. |
| 10/16/1922 | M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born. |
| 7/6/1930 | Balmurlikrishna, famous singer, was born. |
| 1/1/1986 | This year was announced to be observed as the ""International Peace Year"". |
| 4/15/1997 | Interest rate on domestic term deposits brought down from 10 to nine per cent by RBI. |
| 3/29/1857 | Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny. |
| 6/19/1995 | In an unprecedented move, UP Speaker Dhani Ram Verma adjourns the two-day special session called to prove Mayavati Government's majority in the House. Later, the House gathers, rejects the sine die adjournment and unanimously elects B.R. Verma (BSP) as new presiding officer to conduct the business of the House. |
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