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Historical Event on 5/11/1993
Toy factory fire kills over 200 people in Bangalore.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/21/1981 | Bishnu Ram Medhi, chief minister of Assam and Governor of Madras, passed away. |
| 4/9/1783 | Tipu Sultan drives out English from Bednoor, India. |
| 6/18/1879 | Venketeshwar Bachhali, famous physics scientist, was born. |
| 5/19/1975 | Farm truck packed with wedding party run over by a train, killing 66 in truck, at 40 miles south of Pune. |
| 1/12/1757 | Captain Eyre Coote from the Portuguese was captured in Bandel. |
| 7/13/1957 | Behram Navrosji Karanjia, leading merchant and director of various companies, passed away. |
| 7/30/1993 | CBI arrests Bhupen Dalal and three other brokers for cheating of LIC Mutual Funds involving Rs.173 crore. |
| 8/10/1948 | Atomic Energy Commission established. |
| 2/14/1959 | Nehru tells the International Conference on Planned Parenthood that Indian family planning efforts have not stopped population growth. |
| 5/19/1969 | Cyclone hit Andhra Pradesh claiming 608 lives and rendering 20,000 homeless. |
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