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Historical Event on 11/11/1924
Rusi Sheriyar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in post-War years), was born in Surat, Gujarat.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/8/1928 | Eighteen died when an East Indian Railroad train was derailed after saboteurs removed part of the tracks. |
| 2/12/1932 | Roby James Francis D. Silva, great industrialist, artist and designer, was born at Bombay. |
| 2/2/1978 | Mahakavi G. Sankara Kurup, Malayalam poet, the first receipent of ""Gyanpeeth Puraskar (Award)"", and many other awards, passed away. |
| 6/1/1842 | Satyendranath Tagore, Bengali officer and litterateur, was born. |
| 2/16/1998 | Delhi-Tamil Nadu Ranji Trophy super-league encounter in Chennai comes to an abrupt halt with Delhi skipper and batsman Ajay Sharma sighting boot marks short of the good length area. |
| 10/3/1997 | Devi Lal floats a new party 'Haryana Lok Dal'. |
| 10/11/1902 | Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time. |
| 10/11/1902 | Muhammad Tughluq Shah II passed away at Sindh. |
| 10/21/1916 | Dinkarrai Dhirajlal Desai, cricket Test Umpire for 3 tests from 1955-57, was born in Gujarat. |
| 10/3/1996 | National Conference swept back to power in J & K with a landslide victory. |
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