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Historical Event on 12/11/1843

Robert Koch, famous French scientist, was born in Clausthal village, Germany.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/18/1992Sikh extremists murder 17 people in Punjab.
5/11/1888Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
9/30/1996Phase I assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
3/28/1963First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata.
4/7/1993Narsimha Rao,PM, arrives in Bangkok on a three-day visit to Thailand.
9/15/1909Thiru Conjeevaram Natarajan Annadurai, ''Anna'', founder of DMK (Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam) and former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, also an editor, writer, orator and patriot, was born in a weaver community of Kanchipuram.
12/14/1984First MIG 27M aircraft assembled by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. takes off.
7/6/1927Prabhjot Kaur, great poet and author, was born at Langrayal (Pakistan).
3/23/1931Bhagat Singh, Shivram Rajguru and Sukhdev, great freedom fighters and revolutionaries, were hanged for assasination of Saunders, Assistant Superintendent of Police in the Central Jail at Lahore. Bhagat Singh and his associates showed no signs of any fear as they kissed the noose, chanting ""Inquilab Zindabad"" (long live the revolution).
8/3/1996Leander Paes wins a bronze (tennis) at Atlanta, bringing India an Olympic medal after a gap of 16 years.