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Historical Event on 6/11/1995
PM leaves for 4-day official visit to France.
Other Historical Dates and Events |
8/23/1986 | B. G. Deshmukh was appointed as the Cabinet Secretary of India. He held this office till 27th March, 1989. |
3/14/1999 | Arjun Atwal won the Indian Open Golf in Calcutta. |
10/2/1994 | Gandhi Peace Prize instituted on the lines of Nobel Peace Prize on the great leader's 125th birth anniversary. |
2/8/1986 | Sister Alphonsa was beatified by his Holiness Pope John-ll at Kottayam. She was the first woman from India to be raised to this honour. (19-7-96). |
7/22/1993 | Swiss Justice ministry reveals that Hindujas, Quatrocchi and Win Chadha are among the seven appellants fighting to prevent the transfer of Bofors pay off names to India. |
10/22/1962 | Bakhra-Nangal Dam, a multipurpose river valley project, was dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. |
7/20/1898 | Krishna Kanta Handique, great linguist, educationist, principal of J.B. College and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Jorhat. |
6/1/1955 | India's Untouchability (Offence) Act comes into force. |
6/1/1890 | Sri Seeripi Anjaneyulu, journalist, social reformer and educationist, was born at Dharmavaram, Anantapur. |
7/3/1898 | Gopinath Bhagwan was born at Banamohalla, Srinagar. He is one of the most eminent saints who have graced the sacred land of India. An Ashram at Kharyar, Srinagar is set up by his disciples and devotees to preach his meditation. |
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