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Historical Event on 11/5/1956
Nehru breaks silence condemning Soviets for repression in Hungary.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/5/1956 | Queen Elizabeth I granted its Royal Charter to the 218 Knights and merchants of the City of London who formed the East India Company. The venture failed to achieve its stated objectives -- it made little impression on the Dutch control of the spice trade and could not establish a lasting outpost in the East Indies. |
| 6/27/1922 | Vaidyalingam Akhiladam Perunglur, Gyanpeeth awardee and famous Tamil author, was born. |
| 4/22/1840 | James Princes, British research scientist and archeaologist, passed away. |
| 3/7/1974 | T. T. Krishnamachari, former Finance Minister, passed away. |
| 3/17/1782 | Salby Teaty was singed between Anderson (British) and Scindia for the Maratha and East India Company. |
| 10/6/1913 | V. R. Kant, famous poet, was born. |
| 10/1/1894 | Sudhi Ranjan Das, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born in Calcutta. |
| 12/14/1931 | Viceroy of India issues new powers to seize properties of those who, following independence leader Gandhi, refuse to pay taxes. |
| 2/25/1894 | Meher Baba (1894-1969) of Poona, Indian saint of Persian origin and gifted with psychic powers of prediction, was born. The mystical teachings of this silent sage stressed love, self-inquiry and God consciousness. |
| 2/8/1989 | Mrs. Gro Harlem Brundtland, PM of Norway, was awarded 1988 Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development. |
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