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Historical Event on 1/11/1859

Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/1/1896Bhaktivedanta Swami, litterateur and social worker, was born in Calcutta.
2/22/1854Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'.
3/31/1904British slaughter hundreds of Tibetans.
1/27/1989M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu.
4/11/2000Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
3/1/1962Gaya University renamed as Magadh University.
3/20/1994Pakistan closes down its consulate in Bombay.
1/24/1857Calcutta University established.
8/27/1998India's cricket sensation Sachin Tendulkar has an audience with the legendary Sir Don Bradman at the latter's 90th birthday celebrations in Adelaide.
6/8/1992Assets of 31 persons including Harshad Mehta attached.