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Historical Event on 2/11/1996

Wills World Cup Cricket inaugurated at Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/8/1967Central government, for the first time since independence, suffered a token defeat in the Lok Sabha.
2/8/1785Warren Hastings, British Viceroy, left  India.
6/12/1975Drugaprasad Dhar, former deputy president of Planning Commission, died.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
3/18/1972First Indian Book Fair was organised by National Book Trust in New Delhi.
11/8/1965British Indian Ocean Territory formed.
11/2/1972ICMR set up a chain of regional centres of National Nutrition Monitoring and 500 Indians seize Washington Bureaux in different parts of India.
3/15/1831First Marathi Almanac (Panchang) started by Ganpat Krishnaji.
3/6/1961India's first Financial daily 'The Economic Times' started publication from Bombay.
5/9/1933Gandhiji announced suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement for six weeks and called on the Government to withdraw its Ordinances.