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Historical Event on 11/5/1956
University Grants Commission Act sets up UGC.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/5/1943 | The Japanese planes attack Calcutta port. |
| 12/1/1963 | Nagaland becomes the 16th state of Indian union. |
| 8/15/1985 | Accord reached on the Assam foreign nationals issue, agitation called off. |
| 2/5/1992 | Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar. |
| 3/9/1990 | Lalu Prasad Yadav to form JD Ministry in Bihar. |
| 1/26/1981 | Vayudoot air service started with a flight of a F27, from Guwahati airport. This is the third Indian airline inaugurated. |
| 9/10/1872 | Sir Ranjitsinhji Vibhaji ""Ranji"", Maharaj Jamsaheb of Nawanagar and noted cricketer, was born in village Sarodar near Jamnagar, Kathiawad. He was referred as ""The prince of a little state, but the king of a great game"". He also played for Sussex. |
| 9/10/1872 | Rana Sangram Singh, King of Mewad, fought Babur near Kanwa at Agra and lost the battle and died thereafter. He had vowed not to enter Chittogarh without a victory. |
| 11/14/1681 | East India Company declared Bengal as a seperate presidency. |
| 1/17/1952 | The pension work of CDA (Factories), Calcutta and the Defence civilians in ordnance factories was transferred to the office of the CDA (P), Allahabad. |
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