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Historical Event on 5/11/1987

President's rule imposed in Punjab.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/27/1994Parliament votes to ban tests for determining the sex of an unborn child, as these tests have resulted in thousands of aborted female fetuses.
8/23/1942Gorabai Katiya, freedom fighter, was shot by police while participating in a procession for freedom movement in Narsihapur.
4/30/1908Khudiram Bose along with Prafulla Chaki had planned to throw a bomb at a carriage supposed to be carrying the tyrannical magistrate Kingsford. Unfortunately he was betrayed and was caught and finally was sentenced to death.
11/15/1998Naresh & Girdhari Lal Yadav win the National Enterprise sailing championship in Mumbai.
8/14/1968Week-long flood death toll reaches 1,000.
3/28/1943S. Satyamurti, social reformer, politician and member of legislative council at Madras, died. He was born in Tirumayyam village in August 19, 1887.
8/1/1964Air Chief Marshal Arjan Singh, Padma Vibhushan, DFC. became the Air Officer Commanding, India Command. He was in this office till 15/07/1969.
3/17/1994Wali Mohammad Itto, former Speaker of J&K Assembly shot dead by militants.
9/24/1947Pakistani raiders invade Kashmir.
3/23/1995Shakti Chattopadhyay, famous poet, passed away.