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Historical Event on 5/11/1991

Naxalities in Andhra abduct P. Sudhir Kumar, son of the former Union Minister Shiv Shankar.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/20/1956Saint Gadgebaba died.
11/29/1928Krishnaji Narayan Aathaly, great Marathi litterateur and editor, passed away.
6/6/1922Gopalan Morappakam Joysam, cricketer, was born at Maduranthakan, in Tamil Nadu. He received the Padmashree in 1964.
8/9/1997Sonia Gandhi addresses Congress plenary session at Calcutta.
10/2/1906Raja Ravi Verma died at Attingal near Trivandrum, Kerala. He is remembered for his artistic work in 'Ram Panchayatan', 'Vishwamitra-Menaka', 'Shakuntala writing a letter', 'Shiv Parvati'. A commemorative stamp was issued by the Postal Department on April 29, 1971 in his honour.
8/19/1887S. Satyamurti, freedom fighter and social worker, was born at Thirumeyyam in the former Pudukottah State.
5/26/1906Benjamin Peary Pal, internationally famous scientist of Indian agriculture, was born at Mukundpur, Punjab. In 1929, he went to Cambridge to do research on wheat and he returned to Burma with a Ph.D. five years later. In 1933, he got a research job with what is now known as the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. In 1965, Pal became Director General of the newly founded Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi. He has written several books on roses, the most popular being ""The Rose in India"".
9/25/1985Akali Dal wins Punjab state elections.
3/29/1992The expert committee recomends an autonomous council for the Jharkhand region of Bihar.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.