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Historical Event on 1/11/1858

Shridhar Pathak, famous Hindi poet, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/1/1935The Reserve Bank of India was established as a Central Bank and the job of issuing notes was entrusted to this bank. The Commissioner's office which issued currency was abolished and was substituted by the Governer of the RBI. The issue offices scattered around the country came to be called as the regional offices of the Reserve Bank.
5/6/1967Dr. Zakir Hussain elected President.
12/8/1999Furore in the Lok Sabha over RJD President Laloo Prasad Yadav's daughter topping the MBBS exam.
2/24/1899Maheshchandra Burjorjee Bilimoria, film distributor, was born.
5/25/1924Ashutosh Mukerjee, famous educationalist, passed away in Dumraon at Bihar .
1/20/1959Tej Bahadur Sapru passed away.
3/23/1910Dr. Ram Manohar Hiralal Lohia also known as ""Dauntless Dr. Lohia"", freedom fighter and socialist leader, was born at Akbarpur, district Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh. He had founded Praja Socialist Party in 1952.
5/2/1908Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.
1/20/1957South Africa banned Indian Cargo ships to dock at their Ports.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.