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Historical Event on 11/2/1841

Akbar Khan revolts against Shah Shuja in Afghanistan.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/11/1997Jaspal Rana and J. Abhijit in the men's section and Nisha Millet in the women's section adjudged best sports persons of the National Games.
3/26/1996The 3-day old Hazratbal shrine crisis ends, as the militants holed up in the shrine come out of it.
2/4/1924Kocheril Raman Narayan, ninth Vice President of India and now president of India, was born.
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
6/3/1924Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician and playwright, was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur).
11/29/1989Rajiv Gandhi resigned from the post of Prime Minister of India.
4/1/1878Calcutta Museum was opened for general public.
6/4/1997Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana.
10/18/1906Depressed Classes Mission Society' was established by Vitthal Ramji Shinde.
2/23/1969Madhubala, famous Hindi film actress, passed away.