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Historical Event on 11/1/1948
An Indian brigade group supported by the 7th Cavalry (Stuart tanks) broke through the Great Himalayan Range at Zojila to drive out the invaders from Ladakh district. At approximately 3,500 metres, this was the highest point in the history of warfare that tanks had operated.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/5/1857 | Baigum Hazrat Mahal again attack on Lucknow. |
| 12/28/1931 | The second round of a British-Indian conference on the political future of India collapsed in disagreement over demands by Indian nationalists for complete independence. The British government had seemed willing to grant a limited dominion status. But Mahatma Gandhi, who had come to the conference to present the demands of the All-India Nationalist Congress, refused to accept anything less than complete independence. The breakdown of the talks set off a new round of disorders, Gandhi was greeted by rioting in the streets of Bombay between upper-caste Hindu members of the Congress party and ""untouchable"" caste members who had turned against him. |
| 11/14/1964 | Nehru Commemorative coin is released. |
| 1/14/1990 | J&K Governor quits. |
| 7/28/1909 | Brahmanand Reddi Kasu, politician, was born at Madras. |
| 6/13/1965 | Maninder Singh Harbansingh Billa, cricketer (Indian leftarm spinner in 35 Tests 1982-93), was born in Pune. |
| 12/10/1918 | Rowlatt Act introduced by Lord Chelmsford. |
| 3/9/1990 | Darbara Singh, former Punjab Chief Minister, died. |
| 6/23/1895 | Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta. |
| 3/31/1972 | Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away. |
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