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Historical Event on 2/11/1996

Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/25/1903Judge Kailas Nath Wanchoo, chief Justice of Supreme Court of India, was born.
4/22/1994Sushil, great Jain Muni Acharya, passed away.
1/1/1985Doordarshan starts Malayalam telecast from Trivandrum.
12/17/1978Dhirendranath Ganguly, father of Bengali film industry, died.
10/6/1949Jawaharlal Nehru laid the foundation stone of National Defence Academy in Kharakvasla near Pune.
11/15/2000India cancels cricket series with Pakistan in January next on account of Islamabad's ''hostile propaganda''.
4/6/1934Nilkanth Yashwant Khadilkar, editor of Marathi daily newspaper, was born.
12/4/1992RBI devalues Rupee by 1.18% against the US dollar. India emerges overall champions with 10 golds; 8 silver and 14 bronzes in the 4th Asian Junior Athletic meet in New Delhi.
10/1/1992Broadcasting of Zee TV started.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.