HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (Dec-11)

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Dec 11, 2004 :: M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI :: Died this day, she was an Indian .

Dec 11, 1988 :: Dr. NAGENDRA SINGH :: Died this day, he was an Indian civil servant and Indian to become President of the International Court of Justice at the Hague.

Dec 11, 1971 :: Maurice "Mac" McDONALD :: Died this day, he was an American pioneer.

Dec 11, 1969 :: VISHWANATHAN ANAND :: Born this day, he is an Indian grandmaster.

Dec 11, 1969 :: JYOTIRMOYEE SIKDAR :: Born this day, he is an Indian who won two golds at 1998 Games.

Dec 11, 1958 :: UPPER VOLTA :: On this day, it declared its independence from , and became an autonomous republic in the French Community.

Dec 11, 1958 :: WILSON JONES :: On this day, he became India's first individual in any sport, when he beat Chandra Hirjee and won the World Amateur Billiards Championship at Grand Hotel, Calcutta.

Dec 11, 1946 :: UNICEF :: On this day, the United Nations International Children's was established.

Dec 11, 1935 :: PRANAB MUKHERJEE :: Born this day, he is a prominent Indian .

Dec 11, 1931 :: BHAGWAN Shree RAJNEESH :: Born this day, he was an Indian guru.

Dec 11, 1929 :: SUBHASH P. GUPTE :: Born this day, he was a former Indian .

Dec 11, 1922 :: DILIP KUMAR :: Born this day, he is an Indian .

Dec 11, 1918 :: Aleksandr SOLZHENITSYN :: Born this day, he was a writer and a Nobel laureate.

Dec 11, 1882 :: Subramanya :: Born this day, he was an Indian poet.

Dec 11, 1872 :: P.B.S. PINCHBACK :: On this day, he was sworn in as the first of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Dec 11, 1858 :: Bankim Chandra :: On this day, he and Jadu Nath Bose became the first two Indians to be conferred the degree from Calcutta University.

Dec 11, 1816 :: INDIANA :: It became the 19th on this day.

Dec 11, 1465 :: Ashikaga YOSHIHISA :: born this day, he was a Japanese .