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Historical Event on 5/11/1985

Fifteen hundred people were arrested in Sikh violence.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/11/1985Vasco De Gama departed with his fleet from Lisbon Harbour for a trip to India .
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.
10/24/1984First Metro Train (Underground Train) in India started between Esplanade and Bhowanipore in Calcutta city.
3/24/1977Ban on RSS and 26 other organisations lifted.
5/29/1936Gandhi's eldest son creates a controversy as he converts to the Muslim faith.
2/25/1910Dalai Lama, Tibeten monk, flees from Chinese troops and takes refuge in India.
3/9/1902Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.
7/10/1992SROSS-C placed in orbit. Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2A), first indigenously-built satellite of second-generation INSAT series launched from Kourore. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service.
9/21/1990Supreme Court refuses to stay implementation of Mandal Commission Report.
9/3/2000National Cricket Academy (NCA) wins the MRF Buchi Babu Cricket tournament in Chennai.