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Historical Event on 1/11/1921

Vasudevacharya Kerur, famous Kannad novelist, drama writer and journalist, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/16/1999The Shiromani Akali Dal creates a record by unanimously electing Bibi Jagir Kaur Begowal as the first woman president of the SGPC.
10/15/1990Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Dr. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (b-1918), the South African black nationalist leader who arrived in India on a five-day visit. He is the first non-Asian to get this honour.
3/29/1942Britain offered dominion status to India after the war if it cooperated now.
7/15/1948Establishment of 'PEPS' (Patiyala and East Punjab States Union).
5/24/1956Gautam Buddha's 2500th birth anniversary was celebrated.
12/21/1788Sindhia arrested Gulam Qadir and killed him.
1/6/1847Saint Tyagaraja, great musician, died.
1/12/1990Upper age limit for Civil Services Examination raised from 26 to 28 years.
4/24/1993IA's Delhi-Srinagar Boeing with 141 persons, hijacked by a Kashmiri militant lands, in Amritsar.
5/3/1997Vijay Pradhan, additional senior counsel for Srikrishna Commission probing 1992-93 riots in Mumbai, resigns. He is not allowed to cross-examine Chief Minister Manohar Joshi.