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Historical Event on 5/11/1995

In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/16/1931Viceroy Lord Irwin meets Mahatma Gandhi for the first time.
12/12/1959Krishnammachari Srikkanth, cricketer (big-hitting Indian opener 1981-92), was born in Madras.
4/21/1720Peshwa Balaji Vishwanath passed away and was succeeded by his son Peshwa Baji Rao I. He was a great soldier and General.
6/13/1992Security scam: assets of three SBI officials attached.
11/11/1979President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
1/9/1919Theophane A. Mathias, educationist, was born.
7/1/1990General Sunith Francis Rodrigues takes over as Chief of the Army Staff.
12/6/1756British troops under Robert Clive occupy Fulta India.
7/6/1881Saint Gulabrao Maharaj was born in Vidarbha.
3/8/1963Gursharan Singh Narainsingh, cricketer (Indian batsman played one Test 1989-90), was born in Amritsar.