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Historical Event on 11/5/1928

R. V. S. Perishastri, former Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/19/1949People of Chandernagar, the French Indian Settlement, decided to merge with the Indian Union.
10/16/1922M.V. Desai, social reformer and journalist, was born.
11/10/1960B. N. Jha was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-03-1961
12/10/1907Rudyard Kipling, author of `The Jungle Book' and `Kim', received the Nobel prize for literature.
12/1/1991Stone laid for the Sanskrit University at Kaladi, the birthplace of Adi Sankara.
2/12/1993Kapil Dev crosses 400 wickets and 5000 runs in test cricket.
2/17/1968Dr. Kailas Nath Katju, freedom fighter, politician, leader, Governor of Orissa and West Bengal, passed away.
11/6/1931Chithira Tirunal Bala Ramavarma, ascended throne and ruled state of Travancore as Maharaja, passed away.
1/18/1995The 4-nation non-official initiative on Arms Reduction and Disarmament concludes with Goa Declaration (also called Shanghai-II).
1/7/1859The Bahadur Shah II case trial was started, which ended on March 29.