11-October-1737

A violent earthquake and cyclone hit Calcutta which claimed 3,00,000 lives. 11-October-1876

Saint Gadgebaba, Bengali story writer and novelist, was born. 11-October-1894

Sudhirranjan Das, former Chief Justice of Supreme Court, was born. 11-October-1902

Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time. 11-October-1923

Harish Chandra was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. His work in a narrow branch of modern mathematics led to its developement to such an extent that it drew the attention of mathematicians all over the world.

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