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Historical Event on 1/11/1986

The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/6/1952George VI (1895-1952), King of the United Kingdom, died of lung cancer at the age of 56 (succeeded by daughter, Elizabeth II). In 1947, His title of Emperor of India was deleted.
7/31/1992Sitar maestro Pt. Ravishankar wins the Magsaysay Award.
2/2/1993Prices of iron and steel hiked.
3/31/1935374 infants wed at a mass ceremony.
5/8/1998Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.
1/7/1928Vijay Tendulkar, famous playwright and novelist, was born.
6/22/1898The last total Solar Eclipse of 19th century was seen in India.
9/1/1909Father Kamil Bulke was born. He produced a handy English to Hindi dictionary. He did his Ph.D. on 'Ramcharita Manas' and was Head of Hindi Department in Patna University.
2/19/1891Amrita Bazaar Patrika became a daily newspaper.
3/9/1996India wins India-Pakistan World Cup Quater Final cricket match in Bangalore (Wills World Cup). This was the last international match played by Javed Miandad.