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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
1/12/1996Supreme Court holds that horse racing is not gambling, but a game of skill.
1/11/1955Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.
5/28/199613-day-old BJP-led minority coalition govt. headed by A.B. Vajpayee quits at the end of a two-day debate on a motion of confidence.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
8/1/1958Saint Narhari Sonar, a poet-saint of the Varkari smanaj and goldsmith (sonar) from Maharashtra had taken Samadhi. His transition from a staunch Shaiva to a Vithoba-worshipping Varkari, after a miracle that makes him realize that Vithoba and Shiva are one and the same.
4/24/1959Nehru meets the exiled Dalai Lama in Mussoorie.
7/18/1909Vishnu Dey, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Bengali poet, was born.
6/20/1996Govt. of India declares at Geneva conference on 'Global Ban On Nuclear Testing' that it won't sign the CTBT.
7/1/1928Fifteen people were killed in Calcutta as Hindus attacked Muslims.
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.