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Historical Event on 5/11/1987
President's rule imposed in Punjab.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/28/1996 | Dev Kanta Baruah, first President of former Congress, passed away at New Delhi at the age of 82. |
| 8/15/1999 | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, says Agni-2 to be inducted in the defence arsenal. |
| 11/2/1984 | Violence following Indira Gandhi's assassination takes heavy toll. |
| 7/21/1988 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3. |
| 1/28/1911 | The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem. |
| 5/1/1972 | All fuel coal mines were nationalised. |
| 8/2/1977 | Jaswinder ""Jas"" Jutla, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Glasgow, Scotland. |
| 1/26/1930 | Mahatma Gandhi started the Dandi march to protest against the Salt Act of the British and the same day Indians swore to get 'Total' Swaraj and organised the day as Swaraj Day. |
| 10/1/1926 | Balkanji Bari Institute established for the welfare of children. |
| 5/13/1991 | P. Sudhir Kumar released in exchange for a few Naxals in jail. |
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