Today in Indian History
Events for March 11

11-March-1399	While returning to his country, Timur Lung looted and destroyed Delhi and parts of North India including Hardwar, the Ganga pilgrimage town, and crossed Sindhu River.
11-March-1689	Sambhaji, Shivaji's successor, who was captured at Sangameshwar, was assasinated in the prison of Aurangzeb by Mughal officer Muqurab Khan.
11-March-1784	Tipu Sultan and Britishers signed the treaty at Mangalore which is known as the Mangalore treaty.
11-March-1795	Battle at Kurdla India, Mahratten beat Mughals.
11-March-1824	US War Dept creates the Bureau of Indian Affair.
11-March-1863	Maharaja Sayaji Rao III, great nationalist and social reformer, was born at Nasik.
11-March-1881	Ashley Eden unveiled in Calcutta Town Hall the first statue of Indians Ram Nath Tagore and Dwarkanath Tagore.
11-March-1886	Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian lady doctor. She passed the MBBS degree from Philadelphia University of America.
11-March-1903	Shrinagesh M. M, former General, was born.
11-March-1915	Vijay Samuel Hazare, cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1946-54), was born in Sangli, Maharashtra.
11-March-1948	SS Jal Usha, the first ocean-going steamer made in India, was launched from Visakhapatnam.
11-March-1963	First Railway Engine was produced by Chittaranjan Railway Factory.
11-March-1963	Mahomed Nissar, 6 Tests for India 1932-36, 25 wkts @ 28.28, passed away.
11-March-1971	Indira Gandhi wins majority in Parliament.
11-March-1975	Battle between Marathas and Nizam at Kharda.
11-March-1984	India's first modern boas `Jalusha' started from Vishakhapattanam.
11-March-1989	In Bihar, a 13-member ministry headed by Satyendra Narain Sinha, MP, was sworn in.
11-March-1990	Darbarsingh, former Chief Minister of Punjab, passed away.
11-March-1992	Dr. Anita B. Bose-Pfaff, daughter of Netaji, declines to accept the 'Bharat Ratna' conferred on her father.
11-March-1993	Gen. K.V. Krishna Rao returns to Jammu & Kashmir as Governor.
11-March-1994	The Supreme Court upholds sacking of BJP Governments; Balasaheb Deoras quits as RSS Chief; Rajendra Singh alias Rajju Bhaiya to succeed.