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Historical Event on 5/11/1888

Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/18/1977Morarji Desai and other opposition leaders were released from jail and Lok Sabha was dissolved by the president during the emergency period.
2/11/1906Daily Tribune' started its printing from Lahore.
10/14/1919Raghu Karmkar, famous cinephotographer, was born.
1/1/1664Shivaji assumes royal title.
5/19/1796Game protection law restricts encroachment on Indian hunting grounds.
2/13/1713Farrukh Siyar becomes Emperor of India after capturing Red Fort.
9/4/1880Bhupendranath Dutt, Bengali litterateur and politician, was born.
12/19/2000A massive blaze guts Mehboob Studio, one of the oldest in Mumbai city.
3/29/1970Union Government revises the percentage of reservation in service for SC\STs from 12.5\% to 15\%. Orders to be effective from 25 March.
11/27/1984Percy Norris, British Deputy High Commissioner in Bombay, assassinated in Bombay.