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11 March - India on this day22 events

1997

Chennai police seize a large quantity of powerful explosives and arrest two Muslim fundamentalists.

#crime#religion11-March-1997
1863

Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik.

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1903

Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born.

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1915

Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.

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1997

Sadhana Mukherjee, a sex-worker from Calcutta, represents India at the first international conference on prostitution beginning in Los Angeles.

#meeting#women11-March-1997
1784

Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.

#general11-March-1784
1824

US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.

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1881

Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.

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1948

SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.

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1984

India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam.

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1689

Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan.

#royal event#death11-March-1689
1992

Dr. Anita B. Bose-Pfaff, daughter of Netaji, declines to accept the 'Bharat Ratna' conferred on her father.

#award#women11-March-1992
1963

First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.

#transport11-March-1963
1999

Indian Davis Cup player and Asian Games gold medallist Gaurav Natekar announced in Mumbai his retirement from competitive tennis.

#sports11-March-1999
1795

Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals.

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1975

Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda.

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1963

Mahomed Nissar, 6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts @ 28.28, passed away.

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1990

Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away.

#death11-March-1990
1971

Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.

#politics11-March-1971
1989

In Bihar, a 13-member ministry headed by Satyendra Narain Sinha, MP, was sworn in.

#politics11-March-1989
1994

The Supreme Court upholds sacking of BJP Governments; Balasaheb Deoras quits as RSS Chief; Rajendra Singh alias Rajju Bhaiya to succeed.

#politics11-March-1994
1886

Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.

#women11-March-1886