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Historical Event on 2/11/1993

Kamal Amrohi, famous film producer, director and writer, died at the age of 76 years. He is famous for his Hindi films such as Mahal (1949), Pakeezah (1972) and Razia Sultan (1983). He also established Kamal Pictures (Mahal Films) in 1953 and Kamalistan Studio in Bombay in 1958.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/30/1888Hailsones kill 246 in Moradabad.
1/21/1882Vaman Malhar Joshi, Marathi novelist, was born.
1/5/1952John Hope Victor Alexander, Viceroy of India (1936-43), died at the age of 64.
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
2/12/1960Chinese army kills 12 Indian soldiers.
5/29/1968Dara Singh becomes the world wrestling champion.
8/11/1999The last total solar eclipse of the millenium was seen in northern parts of India and France. This eclipse lasted for 2 min and 23 sec.
10/19/1983Prof. Subramanyam Chandrasekhar shares the 1983 Nobel Prize for Physics with fellow American Prof. William Fowler.
5/23/1990Banarasi Das Gupta elected CM of Haryana following Om Prakash Chautala's resignation.
2/11/1980Romesh Chandra Majumdar, great Bengali historian, passed away.