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Historical Event on 2/11/1913

Surendranath Dwivedi, educationist, politician and writer, was born in Khandasahi (Orissa).

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4/25/1969Invalappil Mani Vijayan (or better known as IM Vijayan), Indian Soccer(Football) player, was born in Trissur, Kerala. He was recognised as Indian Player of the Year in 1993, 1997, 1999. He scored the fastest ever International goal against Bhutan at the SAF Games '99, scoring after just 12 seconds.
5/3/1962Hundreds of Muslims are killed in clashes with Hindus in West Bengal.
3/4/1991Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha presents mid-term budget, cut in food and fertiliser subsidy, amounting to Rs. 934 crore, proposed.
12/13/1984The death toll in a toxic gas leak from an insecticide plant in Bhopal, India, now is estimated at 2,100, and tens of thousands of residents fled the city today after it was announced that the Union Carbide plant would be started up again to neutralize the effect.
12/11/1999Leander Paes capped a brilliant year with his successive Challenger title, this time in Jaipur, beating Barry Cowan in the final.
3/25/1898Dalpatrai (Dalpatram Dahyabhai Trawadi), modern Gujrati poet, passed away.
12/3/1884Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of India, was born in Jeradei village of Bihar.
7/25/1955Indian Government declared in Lok Sabha that Portuguese's were asked to close their offices in New Delhi.
3/4/1990Congress (I) gains absolute majority in Arunachal Pradesh; Gegong Apang CM.
10/25/1980Sahir Ludhiyanvi, famous Urdu poet, died.