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Historical Event on 5/11/1885

Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/18/1896Raghupati Sahay ""Firaq Gorakhpuri"", revolutionary Urdu poet, was born. He was honoured with the highest literary awards, including the Sahitya Academy Award in 1960 and Bharatiya Gyanpeeth Award in 1969. His notable works include ""Ruh-e-Kayenaat (Spirit of Universe, 1945)"" and ""Ramz-O-Kinayaat (Suggestion, 1946)"".
12/28/1981Salman Rushdie is awarded the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children.
5/18/1998India talks with the US on the nuclear tests.
10/5/1997Leander-Mahesh win China Open ATP Tour doubles event.
9/13/1928Shridhar Pathak, prominent Hindi writer, passed away.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
5/13/1994Renowned environmentalist Maurice F. Strong chosen for the Jawaharlal Nehru International Understanding award for 1992.
3/9/1966India yields to Sikh demand for Punjab-speaking state.
10/24/1657Kalyan and Bhiwandi came under the rule of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.
12/28/1951Recognition to Libya by India accorded.