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Historical Event on 1/11/1994

Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/12/1949Ban on RSS lifted on the assurance that it abjures violence.
10/1/1993The IAF joined in peace keeping duties in Somalia as part of the Indian contingent supporting UN operations.
7/21/1947Indian Constitution Assembly accepted the tricolour flag as its National Flag. This flag is with three equal horizontal stripes of Saffron (Sacrifice), White (Truth) and Green (Prosperity) and a Chakra is superimposed on white (Dharma Chakra on the capitol of Ashoka's Pillar at Sarnath) in blue colour having 24 spokes. The ratio of the width to length is two to three.
2/20/1847Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
10/26/1935Ashok P.Jain, great industrialist, was born.
4/6/1980Janata Party splits again; members with RSS links form the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). A. B. Vajpayee becomes its first President.
4/6/1980Babur declared battle against Rana Sangram Singh.
10/5/1868Laxmi Narayan Barua, Assamia novelist, was born.
10/17/1999Dingko Singh won the bantam weight gold while Services' Ramanand was adjudged the best boxer in the National Boxing championship which concluded in Shimla.
3/10/1897Savitri Bai Phule passed away. She played a prominent role in assisting her husband Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule in education field. She taught in schools for girls and for downtroddens and untouchables.