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Historical Event on 12/11/1931

Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", guru of the rich, was born.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/30/1961Chandrakant Sitaram Pandit, occasional Indian cricket wicket-keeper (late 80's), was born in Bombay.
11/15/1830Ram Mohun Roy sailed for England. He was the first Indian Brahmin (then 'Brahmo') to go to England.
5/15/1999The BJP and at least 13 of its allies rename themselves the National Democratic Alliance.
8/14/1997Special session of Parliament to commemorate 50 years of independence.
1/6/1997Sumita Ghosh (CISF) sets a National junior women's record in the standard rifle 3 position in National shooting.
1/18/1950India is declared a secular republic. Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru (1947-1964) is determined to abolish casteism and industrialize the nation. Constitution makes Hindi official national language, English to continue for 15 years, 14 major state languages are recognized. India also moved a motion for no war treaty between India and Pakistan to improve the relations with neighboring countries.
1/27/1967Delimitation Agreement for Warfare in space was signed by 60 nations in United Nation.
11/18/19371,100 prisoners freed after appeal by Gandhi, his first political act in year.
10/18/1952Vinoo Mankad takes 13 Pakistan wickets to win first Indo-Pak clash.
11/11/2000Harin Pathak, Union Minister of State for Defence, resigns after being chargesheeted by a sessions court in Ahmedabad in a case relating to the murder of a head constable at the height of the anti-reservation agitation in 1985.