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Historical Event on 2/11/1979
Shankarrao Narayanrao Mohite Patil `Sahakari Maharshi' passed away.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/29/1996 | Aruna Asaf Ali, freedom fighter and player of important role in Quit India Movement, passed away in New Delhi. She was awarded with Bharat Ratna. |
| 2/10/1943 | Gandhi begins hunger strike to protest imprisonment. This strike lasted for 21 days till March 3. |
| 2/18/1944 | Bhartiya Gyanpeeth Institute' established. |
| 9/18/1972 | India becomes the top film producer of the world with 433 feature films made in 1971. |
| 12/21/1921 | Praphulchandra Natwarlal Bhagwati, justice of Supreme Court, was born. |
| 7/9/1995 | 17 Indian mountaineers peaked Jogambha in the Garhwal Himalayas. |
| 3/30/1923 | New financial measures come into force, including restoration of Salt Tax. |
| 10/4/1847 | Pratapsingh Bhosle, Maratha King, died. |
| 8/7/1906 | First Tricoloured National Flag consisting of Green, Yellow and Red, with eight Lotuses on the top, second strip carrying ""Vande Matara"" in Devnagri and the third strip having Sun and Cresent Moon, was hoisted at Green Park in Calcutta by Surendranath Banerjee. |
| 11/2/1908 | 50 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy. |
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