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Historical Event on 5/11/1995

In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/2/1935The British pass Govt. of India Act, separating Burma, Aden from India.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
1/23/1993Indian Airlines B737 crashes at Aurangabad, 61 die.
9/1/1998Tatas withdraw their Rs. 1,475-crore proposal to operate an airline with foreign equity participation in the domestic sector.
8/11/2000Usha Mehta, great Gandhian, passed away.
10/2/1996Mother Teresa made honorary US citizen.
10/29/1947Mysore's popular ministry sworn in.
2/17/1698Aurangzeb fell to Jinjee fort, seat of Maratha power, after eight-year siege.
10/22/1796Sawai Madhav Rao Peshwa II committed suicide by jumping from the terrace.
3/10/1985India beat Pakistan to win ""World Championship of Cricket"". Ravi Shastri is declared champion of champions and Sunil Gavaskar steps down from the captaincy.