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Historical Event on 11/7/1995

India opens second consulate in UK in Glasgow (first being at Birmingham).

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/26/1946V. K. Ramaswamy, cricket test umpire for 10 tests from 1984-till date, was born at Hyderabad. He has become one of the first Indian Test umpires to be invited to umpire in a foreign country along with P. D. Reporter.
3/31/1972Meena Kumari, famous film actress, passed away.
1/29/1997Fire engulfs most of the three top floors of the Express Towers, skyrise building owned by Indian Express group in Mumbai.
9/17/1960Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.
3/28/1963First meeting of the National Aeronautical Laboratory Executive Council held under the chairmanship of J R D Tata.
9/5/1967Central Hindi Committee constituted under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister.
9/6/1972Allauddin Khan, famous Sarod player, passed away.
8/20/1828Brahmo Samaj, the first movement to initiate religio-social reforms, was founded by Ram Mohun Roy (1772-1833) in Calcutta. Influenced by Islam and Christianity, Roy denounced polytheism, idol worship, repudiated the Vedas, avataras, karma and reincarnation, caste and more. The first session of Adi Brahmo Samaj was held in the rented house by Kamal Bose of Chitpore Road in Jorasanko area in Calcutta.
2/23/1768Nizam accepted British supremacy and Smith Col. signed peace treaty with the Nizam.
1/11/1986The first MiG-27M fighter, built under license by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd, is delivered and inducted into the Indian Air Force.