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Historical Event on 1/11/1991

Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Morarji Ranchhodji Desai (1896-1995).

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/30/1947The government rejects Kashmir's decision to join India in Pakistan.
12/15/1894Saraswatibai, famous singer and classical music expert, was born.
1/31/1994Milind Desai, 12, the youngest editor in Gujarati journalism, died of leukemia.
6/6/1907John Morley, U.K. Government State Secretary, declares ""it will not withdraw from India under any circumstances"".
11/27/1962Britain agreed to supply arms to India.
7/22/1956Quake shatters town of Anjar; claiming 117 lives, 800 people were missing.
8/12/1602Abul Fazal, Akbar's minister, was killed on the instructions of Jahangir.
12/17/1996Virendrakumar Jain, famous writer, died in Mumbai.
11/1/1936Dr. Adarsh Sein Anand, justice, was born at Jammu (J & K State). He was the Chief Justice of India from 10/10/1998.
10/5/1991Vinayakrao Devrukhkar, famous playwright, novelist and editor of a daily newspaper 'Sandhya', died.