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Historical Event on 10/11/1902

Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/12/1949Gundappa Ranganath Viswanath, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman of 70s), was born in Bhadravati, Mysore. He received Padmashree (1971) and Arjun Award (1978).
5/21/1990Moelvi Muhammad Farouk, great Indian spiritual leader, was murdered.
1/3/1987Dr. Harekrishna Mehtab, former Chief Minister of Orrisa and Governer of Mumbai State, died.
12/29/1844W.C. Bonerjee, first President of the Indian National Congress, was born in Kidderpore, Calcutta.
8/25/1960Olympics opened at Rome.
4/1/1992ESI ceiling of Rs. 3000 comes into effect.
2/12/1995The 3-phase-budget session begins with the address of President Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma in the joint sitting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
7/13/1660Baji Prabhu Deshpande, one of the warriors in Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj's kingdom, died.
9/28/1991Shankar Guha Niyogi, an active trade union leader of Madhya Pradesh, was shot dead by unknown assailants.
4/12/1871Gangadhar Balkrishna Deshpande, editor in modern era and dictionary creator, was born.