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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 |
| 2/23/1962 | Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR) formed by the Department of Atomic Energy and work on Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) started. |
| 11/3/1929 | Dr. Hemant Vishnu Inamdar, thesis writer and editor, was born. |
| 1/15/1958 | Tamil becomes the official language of Madras. |
| 7/25/1992 | R. Venkataraman retired from the post of 8th President. |
| 8/5/1999 | Nisha Millet became the first Indian swimmer to receive the International Olympic Committee's Solidarity Scholarship, given to sportspersons with outstanding track record and possessing Olympic potential. |
| 11/24/1881 | Ram Rachhpal, son of Sukhi Ram, called 'Chhotu', freedom fighter, politician and leader, was born in a 'Jat' famlily in a small village Garhi Sampla in Rohpak district. His life was a saga of sincere and ceaseless striving to improve the condition of the poor peasants in India, popularly known as 'Deenbandhu'. |
| 9/7/1988 | President's rule in Mizoram. |
| 9/7/1965 | U.S. suspends military aid to India and Pakistan. |
| 8/11/2000 | Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away. |
| 8/22/1993 | V P Singh leaves Delhi on a self-imposed exile vowing not to return until the government implemented job reservation for backward classes. |
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