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Historical Event on 2/11/1977

Dr. Fakruddin Ali Ahmad (1905-1977), the 5th President of India, passed away in office.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/24/1991Ismat Chugtai, famous Urdu author, social worker and campaigner for justice for women, died at the age of 80 years.
3/22/1739Nadir Shah entered Delhi. He gave the signal to one of his soldiers from Sunheri mosque.
4/9/1669Aurangzeb issued a general order all the schools and temples of the infidels.
9/7/1995Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh CM, wins the vote of confidence. He received 227 votes. 31 were neutral.
6/6/1997Five killed and 17 injured in a bus explosion in Gurdaspur district of Punjab.
3/21/1998Jaswant Singh is appointed Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission after the resignation of Prof. Madhu Dandavate.
11/17/1994Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Punjabi poet, wins Saraswati Samman.
9/8/1982Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, former Chief Minister of Kashmir, who dominated the political scene of Jammu and Kashmir for 50 years, died. He was 77.
8/16/1980Communal riots continue; death toll in Uttar Pradesh City hits 130.
11/9/1993Tamil Nadu Assembly urges the Centre to amend Constitution to retain 69\% reservation for backward classes.