Historical Highlights of this day / आज के दिन की इतिहासिक विशिष्टतायें
April 11, 1955:   AIR INDIA - Kashmir Princess, carrying 19 people (11 passengers and 8 crew) was bombed in mid-air, killing 16 of the 19 on board.
April 11, 1905:   ALBERT EINSTEIN - He revealed his famous theory of relativity.
April 11, 2011:   ARUNIMA SINHA - She was thrown out from moving train by thieves wanting to snatch her bag and gold chain. As a result, she lost her one leg.
April 11, 1919:   INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION - It was founded on this day.
April 11, 2014:   INDIAN DEFENCE : AGNI-I MISSILES - the missile was test fired for the first time in a night trial exercise to its full range of 700 km. The missile was test fired from a mobile launcher.
April 11, 2000:   K.C. PANT - Under his tenure, the National Population Policy with the objective of Population Control, was constituted on this day.
April 11, 2014:   MANAVJIT SINGH SANDHU - He won the Gold Medal at the World Cup 2014, Tucson, USA on this day.
April 11, 2014 - YAKUB MEMON:   Indian President Pranab Mukherjee rejected Memon's petition for clemency.
October 16, 2003:   YUVRAJ SINGH - He made his test match debut on this day; against New Zealand.

April 11 marks the Birth Anniversaries of:

  • Jamini Roy
  • Jyotirao Govindrao Phule
  • Kasturba Gandhi
  • KL Saigal
  • Navin Nischol
  • Phanishwar Nath "Renu"
  • Ramanathan Krishnan
  • Vishnu Prabhakar
  • Wasim jaffer