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Historical Event on 11/11/1979
President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/8/1954 | Indian Government decided to integrate Chandranagar in West Bengal which was under the rule of the French. |
| 10/18/1712 | Jeremias Van Riemsdijk, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1775-77), was born. |
| 2/28/1950 | The Finance Minister announces the setting up of the Planning Commission with Nehru and Nanda as Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively. |
| 1/3/1966 | Chetan Jagatram Manohar Sharma, cricketer (Indian Test pace bowler, World Cup hat-trick 1987), was born in Ludhiana. |
| 9/26/1793 | Rani Rashmoni, great nationalist and social worker, was born in Kona village, 24 Parganas (north), West Bengal. |
| 4/24/1972 | Jamini Roy, Padmabhushan awardee and famous painter, passed away. |
| 2/10/1927 | Dashrathi (Dashrathi Krishnamacharya), famous Telgu poet, was born. |
| 11/25/1956 | Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians. |
| 5/5/1942 | Henry Albert John Gidney, great leader and politician, died at New Delhi. |
| 10/27/1923 | Arvind Navinchandra Mafatlal, famous industrialist, was born. |
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