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Historical Event on 11/6/1950
King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/10/1909 | Gandhiji arrives in London with the assistance of Lord Ampthill and works ceaselessly to educate influential British leaders and the public, and also to move Imperial authorities. |
| 1/28/1925 | Raja Ramanna, fourth President of Indian Atomic Energy Commission, was born. |
| 10/29/1992 | Komar Singh, the first Indian Ambassador to Israel, presented credentials to President Chain Herzog in Jerusalem. |
| 4/13/1993 | Lalitadevi Shastri passed away. |
| 12/31/1943 | Ben Kingsley Scarborough, English actor (Gandhi, Betrayal, Maurice), was born. |
| 4/13/1919 | Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day. |
| 1/17/1997 | Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas. |
| 5/21/1991 | Rajiv Gandhi, Indian Prime Minster (1984-91), assassinated by human bomb explosion plotted by LTTE at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, 40 km from Madras, at 10.20 P.M. |
| 10/28/1981 | Underground Metro Train Compartments were tested on trial basis at Calcutta. |
| 1/18/1980 | Assam agitation turns violent; Army called in. |
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