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Historical Event on 11/5/1951
Western Railways and Central Railways were formed in Bombay; seperate Time Tables were setup.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 5/11/1930 | Ganesh Narayan R, great Industrialist, was born. |
| 1/5/1659 | Aurangzeb defeated Shah Shuja in the battle of Khawan near Allahabad. |
| 6/1/1996 | Neelam Sanjiva Reddy, former President of India, passed away. |
| 8/15/1947 | India and Pakistan gain independence (dominion status). Lord Mountbatten becomes Governor General of India and Mohammad Ali Jinnah is appointed the Governor General of Pakistan. Independent India's first cabinet meeting with Jawaharlal Nehru as Prime Minister held. Members of the first Cabinet were: 1. J. L. Nehru - PM, External and Commonwealth Relations and Scientific Research, 2. Sardar Patel - Home Information and Broadcasting and States, 3. Dr. Rajendra Praised - Food and Agriculture, 4. Maulana Azad - Education, 5. John Mathai - Railways and Transport, 6. Sardar Baldev Singh - Defence, 7. Jagjivan Ram - Labour, 8. C. H. Bhabha - Commerce, 9. R. A. Kidwai - Communications, 10. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur - Health, 11. B. R. Ambedkar - Law 12. R. K. Sanmukham Chetty - Finance, 13. Shyama Prasad Mookerji - Industries and Supplies, 14. N. V. Gadgil - Works, Mines and Power. |
| 4/15/1947 | The new Indian Parliament appeals for non-violence. |
| 10/28/1811 | Yashwantrao Holkar, a diplomat of Peshwa kingdom, died. |
| 7/4/1989 | Union Deputy Ministers were promoted to the rank of Ministers of State. |
| 7/31/1996 | Supreme Court exempts Rao from appearing in CMM court personally. |
| 10/13/1999 | No change in portfolios of Advani, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh and Fernandes. |
| 7/3/1838 | Mama Parmanand, one of the founders of `Prarthana Samaj', was born. |
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