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Historical Event on 1/11/1955

Production of Newsprint paper factory started for the first time in India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1922Ghulam Ahmed, cricketer (off-spinner in 22 Tests for India in 1950's), was born in Hyderabad.
6/17/1965Motilal, famous actor, died.
9/25/1928Madhavrao Gadkari, great litterateur and editor, was born.
9/3/1915Following the monsoon, a good harvest is expected, except in Gujarat, in northern Rajputana and Punjab where isolated falls were recorded in Delhi.
1/20/1999Renowned playwright Girish Karnad is selected for the 1998 Jnanpith Award.
12/6/1952First Indo-Soviet Trade agreement signed.
11/23/1983Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the seventh biennial Commonwealth Summit, meets in New Delhi.
11/23/1983Sher Shah Sur died. He was fatally wounded in an explosion on Kalanjara fort while preparing for an attack. He introduced the new silver rupee-coin ""Rupiya"" based on ratio of 40 copper coin pieces (paisa) per rupee and built several roads including the longest road of India known as Grand Trunk Road (now Natioinal Highway-2).
11/19/1975Sushmita Sen, former Miss Universe and film actress, was born.
6/6/1992Ordinance issued to attach the properties of persons involved in the security scam.