Today Importance - 11th November

Today Importance - 11th November 

11-Nov-1675

Aurangzeb hanged the Sikh Guru Teg Bahadur and thus began the Sikh-Muslim conflict that continues to this day.

11-Nov-1793

William Carey, a 32-year-old English pioneer missionary, arrived in Calcutta five months after moving to India. Later, Carey founded the Baptist Missionary Society, the first of the British Protestant mission organizations.

11-Nov-1866

Famous poet Shahir Patte Bapurao (Sridhar Krishna Kulkarni) was born.

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11-Nov-1872

Birth of Abdul Karim Khan, famous singer of "Kirana Gharana".

11-Nov-1888

Political dissident Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was brought into the world in Mecca. He was a vocal supporter of rationalism and progressivism in all aspects of Indian life.

11-Nov-1888

Nationalist and Member of Parliament Acharya Kripalani was born in Hyderabad, Sindh.

11-Nov-1906

Chetput Ramaswami Pattabhi Raman, politician and social activist, was born in Madras.

11-Nov-1913

Gandhiji was sentenced to nine months in South Africa.

11-Nov-1921

Gandhi called for the removal of the statue of former Hindu Viceroy Lord Lawrence.

11-Nov-1923

The great educationist Shamsundar Gururaj Mudgal was born in Bijapur, Bagalkot.

11-Nov-1924

Russian Shariar Modi, cricketer (Indian batsman in the post-war years), was born in Surat, Gujarat.

11-Nov-1924

Sundarlal Munnalal Patwa was born in Kukadeswar district. Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh).

11-Nov-1947

Bithoba temple in Pandharpur was opened for Harijans. Ganapatrao Tapas is the first Harijan to enter the temple.

11-Nov-1958

Inauguration of Indian Explosives Limited's first factory 'Indian' at Gumia.

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11-Nov-1973

India's first International Philatelic Exhibition begins in New Delhi.

11-Nov-1979

President N. Sanjeev Reddy inaugurated India's first international trade fair.

11-Nov-1980

The Hindustan Times says that 'the British are back to where they were and are small, small-minded little people living on a small island in the Atlantic.'

11-Nov-1991

The Supreme Court declared the anti-defection law constitutional, but said decisions by presiding officers under the law could be subject to judicial review.

11-Nov-1992

S Bangarappa resigned from the post of Chief Minister of Karnataka.

11-Nov-1994

The Supreme Court stayed the Karnataka Conservation Act.

11-Nov-1996

Death toll in AP Cyclone may cross 2500.

11-Nov-1998

India has objected to Washington's discrimination in easing sanctions against New Delhi and Islamabad, which were imposed in the wake of both countries' nuclear tests.

11-Nov-1998

DMK leader and former MLA VM Devaraj (78) passed away after a brief illness. He addressed Vellore in 1980, 1984 and 1989. He was a close associate of DMK founder CN Annadurai.

11-Nov-1999

Prime Minister Shri Vajpayee left for Durban Summit of Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM).

11-Nov-2000

Mohun Bagan won the Durand Cup in New Delhi.

11-Nov-2000

Union Minister of State for Defense Harin Pathak resigned after being charged in a sessions court in Ahmedabad in a case related to the killing of a head constable at the height of the anti-reservation movement in 1985.

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