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Historical Event on 11/5/1998
Baba Nagarjun ""Vaidyanath Mishra"" died. He wrote in Hindi, Maithali and Sanskrit. Some of his noted works are ""Patra-Heen- Nagna Gachh"", ""Dukhmochan"", ""Yugdhara"" and ""Sah
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| 3/8/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi started civil disobedience movement continues in India. |
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| 2/16/1942 | The third IAF unit to operate the Lysander was No.4 Squadron, formed with four aircraft on 16 February 1942. This squadron was to continue to operate the Westland aircraft until it too was re-equipped with the Hurricane in June 1943. |
| 10/4/1977 | Indira Gandhi, former Prime Minister, was released off the charges of corruption. |
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| 8/13/1954 | Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully. |
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