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Historical Event on 5/11/1885

Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.

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12/8/1980Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev visits New Delhi.
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5/12/1993Samsher Bahadur Singh, modern Hindi poet, passed away.
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11/20/1955Polly Umrigar scores India's first Test double century, 223 vs NZ.
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8/20/1993Mother Teresa hospitalized for malaria.
4/21/1996Sanjay Thapar of the IAF (leader) becomes first Indian to parachute down to geometric North pole and unfurl the flag.
2/12/2000Ashok Shandilya wins the men's title in the National Billiards championship in Bangalore.