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Historical Event on 11/11/1947

Temple of Vithoba in Pandharpur opened for Harijans. Ganpatrao Tapase was the first harijan to enter the temple.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/1/1964Jawaharlal Nehru Agriculture University established.
7/12/1960Bhagalpur University was established in Bihar.
3/22/1893Surya Sen, alias Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, was born.
4/30/1909Sant Tukdoji Maharaj, great saint, patriot and social worker, was born at Yawali, district Amravati.
6/30/1965Cease-fire was agreed under UN auspices between India and Pakistan, who signed treaty to stop the war at Rann of Kutch.
4/24/1995K. Karunakaran elected to Rajya Sabha.
10/31/1966Mihir Sen swam Panama Canal in 34 hours 15 minutes.
7/31/1996Joginder Singh became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 30/06/97).
5/17/1993Visiting Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres signs an MOU with his Indian counterpart to end nearly 4 decades of inactivity in bilateral relation.
5/17/1897Dhirendra Varma, famous linguist, was born.