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Historical Event on 1/11/1966

Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian Prime Minister (1964-66), passed away at Tashkent, U.S.S.R. at 1:32, age 61. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna posthumously.

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8/2/1993CEC Seshan postpones all elections including by-elections to December in protest against the government's attempt to subjugate the Commission.
7/29/1901Rudyard Kipling, the renowned author of stories and poems about colonial India and an unofficial spokesman for the British Empire, joined the rising chorus of criticism in regard to Britain's conduct in the increasingly unpopular Boer War.
3/4/1951Eleven countries and 489 male and female athletes participated in the first Asian Games started at National Stadium in New Delhi.
10/28/1997Govt. extends ceasefire in Nagaland by 3 months from October 31.
9/28/1993Gas pipe below Karakas National Highway exploded claiming 58 lives.
12/14/1985Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award.
3/6/1915Gandhi and Rabindranath Tagore met for the first time at Shantiniketan.
12/29/1996Trishul', surface-to-air missile successfully tested.
5/9/1996LDF wins 80 sets and UDF 59 in Kerala elections .