November10

Foundation stone laid for the Ram Janambhoomi temple at Ayodhya.

Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.

Surendranath Banerji, popularly known as Rashtraguru, was born at Taltala, Calcutta. He passed his final ICS Examination in 1869 and joined in 1871, He was President of the Indian National Congress twice, in 1895 at Pune and in 1902 at Ahmedabad.

Dr. K. V. Putappa "Kuvempu", first Gyanpeet Awardee for literature and Kannad author, died at the age of 90 years.

East India Company purchased Calcutta, which had not more than a village at that time.

Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.

S. K. Raghunath Rao, cricket test umpire for 7 tests from 1960-67, was born in Karnataka.

South Africa's first cricket One-day international since 1970 vs India.

R.M. Shankara and Rashmi Kumari lift men's and women's title in the World carrom championship in New Delhi.

Mustafa Kemal Ataturk passed away at Istanbul.

Tukdoji Maharaj, modern social reformer, saint and poet, died in his ashram at Mozri in district Amravati.

B. N. Jha was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 08-03-1961.

First Nagpur session of Maharashtra State.

Chandra Shekhar Singh sworn in as 8th Prime Minister of India. He remained in this office till June 21, 1991 Devilal was sworn in as the Dy. Prime Minister.