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Historical Event on 2/11/1847
Thomas Alva Edison, great scientist and inventor of electric light lamp, was born at Milan, Ohio.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/14/1997 | Nisha Millet sets national mark in the 100m freestyle in the national aquatics. |
| 7/22/1996 | 1996-97 budget presented to Parliament by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram. |
| 8/15/1965 | Television starts in New Delhi. |
| 11/18/1997 | US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright arrives in New Delhi. Ms. Albright said she raised the 'all-important issue of terrorism' with Pakistan's top leadership. |
| 10/10/1937 | Anant Bhave, famous Marathi litterateur and news announcer on Doordarshan, was born. |
| 10/9/1992 | Sukha and Jinda, assassins of former army chief Gen. A. S. Vaidya, hanged in Pune jail. |
| 10/28/1997 | Dr. V. Doreswamy Iyengar (77), Veena maestro, household name among Carnatic music lovers, passed away in Bangalore. |
| 12/15/1932 | Tirunellai Narayana Iyer Seshan, Chief Election Commissioner of India, was born. |
| 1/23/1978 | The motto ""Shastra se Shakti"" (Strength though arms) in Hindi written in Devengiri script was approved by the President of India as the motto of the Army Ordnance Corps.The original corps motto of the Ordnance corps was ""Usa Tela Tananti"" found in the arms of the board of Ordnance. This was translated to mean ""To the thunder his arms"". The corps song titled ""Ayudh Corps Mahan"" was introduced for the first time in 4th re-union of the Army Ordnance Corps. The song is to be played or sung ""within unit lines only"", during purely Regimental functions. |
| 7/23/1996 | R. Bhattacharji was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He is heading this office till date. |
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