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Historical Event on 1/11/1975

Oil struck in third Bombay High rig.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/3/1700Sikandar, former sultan of Vijapur, passed away at Satara in the imprisonment of Mughals.
8/18/1995Parvati Giri, also called the Little Mother Teresa, died in Orissa. She was 69. She was a social worker and had taken part during the Quit India movement.
12/11/1986The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF) completes 40 years of work on behalf of children (11-12-86).
5/2/1996General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
8/2/1922Gangaprasad Birla, great industrialist, was born.
1/26/1997Government prohibits manual scavenging and construction of dry latrines in six states (AP, Goa, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tripura, West Bengal) and all UTs.
2/22/1873Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', was born.
9/5/1987Shanbagh, Vandana Rao, Shiny and Usha sets record in the women's category for 4x400m race in 3.31.55 seconds at Rome .
6/25/1993Mahadevan, SBI MD, sacked in the wake of his role in the securities scam.
2/5/1924Gandhiji was released after operated on for appendicitis in Sassoon Hospital, Poona.