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Historical Event on 5/11/1995

In central Kashmir, militants burnt the Charar-e-Sherif shrine (the tomb of Sufi saint Sheikh Noorudin Noorani) built in 1460 by Zain-ul- Abidin.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/17/1945Gandhiji, in a statement regarding the ensuing San Francisco Conference, says that 'peace is impossible without equality and freedom of India'. Also demands a just peace for Germany and Japan.
6/3/1998The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi.
11/12/1939Pratap Chandra Lal arrived at the training establishment at RAF Station, Risalpur. He then rose to the Air Chief Marcharl of Indian Air Force.
3/27/1989Delhi beat Bengal by an innings and 210 to win the Ranji Trophy.
5/24/1933Hemchandra Tukaram Dani, cricketer (Test Ind vs Pak, 1-19, ct 1, DNB), was born in Dudhani, Maharashtra.
7/31/1993K. Vijaya Rama Rao became the director of Central Bureau of Investigation (till 31/07/96).
11/20/1990Mulayam Singh Yadav's JD (S) ministry wins a confidence motion (224-146) with the help of Congress (I) in Uttar Pradesh.
9/10/1912B. D. Jatti, former Vice President of India, was born.
8/19/1992K.R.Narayanan elected the ninth Vice President of India.
12/28/1925Kasturbhai Lalbhai Shrenik, great industrialist, was born at Ahmedabad.