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Historical Event on 11/7/1975

Indian Supreme Court validates election of Indira Gandhi at New Delhi.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/28/1972India and Pakistan sign Simla Pact, settling border dispute in Kashmir.
3/17/1982President's rule in Kerala.
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.
5/28/1963Estimated 22,000 die in another cyclone in Bay of Bengal (India).
8/1/1970Former Beatle George Harrison led an all-star entourage of rock talent through two sold-out shows at New York's Madison Square Garden tonight, in a benefit for Bangladesh refugees. More than 40,000 attended the concerts, and Harrison hoped to donate $250,000 to the cause. The shows opened with sets of Indian music by sitarist Ravi Shankar, then moved through songs featuring Harrison, Eric Clapton, Billy Preston, Leon Russell, and another ex-Beatle, Ringo Starr. But the evening's most ecstatic ovations were reserved for the unexpected appearance of Bob Dylan.
2/13/1945Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
8/22/1915Shambhu Mishra, Bengali actor, director and playwright, was born.
1/17/1908Akkineni Lakshmi Varaprasada Rao Prasad, film producer, was born.
8/30/1773Narayan Rao Peshwa was murdered by his uncle Raghunath Rao, also called Raghoba, who then proclaimed himself the Peshwa.
3/22/2000INSAT-3B launched.