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Historical Event on 11/5/1892

John Burdon Sanderson Haldane, biologist, was born at Oxford.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/7/1893Constantly Lievens, Flemish missionaries in India, passed away at the age of 37.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
9/1/1947Mahatma Gandhi undertakes a fast for unity among Hindus and Muslims. He breaks the fast after 73 hours when peace is restored.
11/25/1956Lal Bahadur Shastri, Railway Minister, resigns from the office or Railway Minitery, taking moral responsibility for Ayyapan rail disaster thus setting a rare example for politicians.
3/31/1663Mir Jumla, Mughal Commander, passed away in Bihar.
3/31/1663Akbar removed 'Jeziya' or toll-tax for his non-Muslim subjects.
5/31/1977Major Premchand and Naik Nima Dorji Sherpa, in the team on Indian Army Treckers, reached the peak of Kanchenjunga. They were amongst the first Indians to reach this peak.
2/2/1986Dalai Lama meets Pope John Paul II in India.
1/27/1888Jinvijayji Muni, famous Shwetambar Jain Yati, was born.
5/9/1995Two new gas and oil reserves found off the Gujarat and Bombay coast.