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HISTORY QUIZ OF THE DAY (May-11)


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May 11, 2007 :: Mayavati is an Indian politician and the leader of the Party. On this day, she came back to power, this time with and became the of the State of Uttar Pradesh yet again.

May 11, 2007 :: The Indian of 1857 was a period of armed uprisings against colonial authority of the Company in India between early 1857 and mid 1858. The rebellion is commonly known as the in India. On this day, India celebrated the 150 years of the great Indian revolt.

May 11, 2000 :: On this day, ASTHA was born as the of India; she was born at Safdarjung Hospital at New Delhi.

May 11, 1998 :: On this day, India exploded three nuclear devices here in Pokhran, Rajasthan. This nuclear test 'Pokhran-II, officially known as 'Operation ' came 24 years after the first test in May, 1974.

May 11, 1998 :: On this day, the French mint produced the first coins of the , the Euro.

May 11, 1997 :: On this day, an IBM Computer (expert in Chess) defeated Garry Kasparov in New York to win a six game chess match between .

May 11, 1995 :: EBOLA Virus :: On this day, the scientists confirmed the break out of the deadliest virus, , in Zaire.

May 11, 1928 :: Born this day, Sarabhai was the wife of the great Indian scientist, Vikram Sarabhai and the mother of Indian actress and dancer, Mallika Sarabhai.

May 11, 1924 :: Born this day, Antony Hewish is an radio astronomer, Nobel laureate.

May 11, 1909 :: ELLIS R. DUNGAN :: Born this day, Ellis R. Dungan was an Indian film director (d. 2001).

May 11, 1857 :: On this day, a group of sepoys from Meerut, who had killed their on the previous day, entered Delhi and marched to the where they proclaimed Bahadur Shah II as (the Ruler of India).

May 11, 1812 :: Spencer Perceval, former British Prime Minister, was shot dead on this day by John Bellingham, a bankrupt broker, in the lobby of the .

May 11, 1778 :: William Pitt, the former British , died this day.

May 11, 1777 :: GEORGE PIGOT :: Died this day, George Pigot was a British of Madras (b. 1719).