What Happened Today In History?
Find out what happened on 11th May in History. There are a lot many happenings which had taken place on this date in the pages of Indian History, here we have listed some of the very important events occurred on 11th May.
Famous Birthdays in History on this day:
- Karan Tacker(born on 11th May 1986) is an Indian television actor and host. He is popularly known for his role of Shantanu Khandelwal in Yash Patnaik’s Rang Badalti Odhani opposite Yashashri Mashurkar which went on air on STAR One from 5 April 2010.
- Pooja Bedi ( born 11 May 1970) is a former Bollywood actress and currently a television talk show host. She is the daughter of actor Kabir Bedi. She has also participated in Bigg Boss 5 and was voted out on 26 November.
- Amrinder Gill is a Punjabi singer and an actor. He was born and raised in Boorchand village, Amritsar, Punjab. He has a master’s degree in agriculture science. He was passionate about singing since his childhood, and came into the public limelight with his breakthrough track “Paigam,” followed by such hits such like “Daru,” “Madhaania,” “Khedan De Din.
- Adah Sharma ( born May 11, 1989) is a Bollywood actress. Her first film 1920 directed by Vikram Bhatt which was a superhit and for which she garnered rave reviews for her performance as the possessed victim.
Death anniversaries on 11th May:
- Harold Adrian Russell “Kim” Philby (1 January 1912–11 May 1988) was a high-ranking member of British intelligence who worked as a double agent before defecting to the Soviet Union. He served as both an NKVD and KGB operative.
- Sardarilal Mathradas Nanda (10 October 1915 – 11 May 2009) was an Indian Navy admiral who served as the 8th Chief of the Naval Staff from 1 March 1970 until 28 February 1973.
- Ramesh Mehta, (born 7 August 1923) is an Indian playwright, director, actor and translator. He was the uncrowned king of Delhi Theatre in the 1950s and 1960s. Mehta was born in Jhang Maghiyana, the only son of Pyare Lal, an employee of the Jammu and Kashmir Government, and Durga Devi, a housewife.
Notable Events:
- 1626 -Malik Ambar of Ahmednagar’s Nijamshahi kingdom, passed away.
- 1885- Krishnamohan Bandopadhyay, leader, essay writer and journalist of Bengal, passed away.
- 1888- Asaf Ali, lawyer, nationalist, writer and connoisseur of music and arts, was born.
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