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Historical Event on 1/11/1966

Lal Bahadur Shastri was posthumously awarded the ""Bharat Ratna"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/1/1950First Indigenous Steam Engine from Chitranjan Rail Factory railed out.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
8/30/1928Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929.
8/22/1994Two dozen Mahar soldiers were ambushed when the Indian contingent was trying to stem the war in Somalia. Seven, including a JCO, lost their lives.
5/21/1923Keshavrao Kothavle `Lalit', editor of monthly magazine, was born.
2/4/1910New Press Censorship bill announced; govt. say repressive measures necessary to halt unrest.
5/6/1946Bhulabhai Desai, great politician, passed away.
12/11/1990T. N. Seshan appointed CEC, and Mohan Dharia Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission.
12/8/1932Indian Air Force Act was passed.
7/25/1992K. Madhavan, CBI Jt. Director looking into the security scam, resigns.