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Historical Event on 11/5/1997
Railway ministry doubles compensation amounts from Rs. 2 lakh to Rs.4 lakh to victims of railway accidents and other untoward incidents.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 3/27/1989 | T. N. Seshan was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 23-12-1989. |
| 1/4/1992 | The goverment promulgates an ordinance to prevent countermanding of election in the event of death of independent candidates. |
| 10/10/1756 | Clive sailed from Madras, to capture Calcutta, with a large naval fleet consisting of 900 European and 1500 Indian soldiers along with 5 battle ships, and 5 other vessels. |
| 8/22/1993 | Gundu Rao, former Chief Minister of Karnataka, died. He was 56. |
| 9/26/1904 | R. V. Jagirdar, famous Kannad play writer, was born. |
| 7/27/1941 | Japanese forces land in Indo-China. |
| 10/17/1970 | Anil Radhakrishna Kumble, cricketer (great Indian leg spinner since 1990), was born in Bangalore. |
| 8/2/1781 | Sakharambapu Bokeel, great politician in Maratha kingdom, died. |
| 7/5/1905 | Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal. |
| 7/1/1821 | Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published. |
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