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Historical Event on 4/11/2000
Ms. Jhumpa Lahiri, an author of Indian origin, wins the Pulitzer Prize for fiction for her debut collection of short stories 'Interpreter of Maladies'.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/11/1859 | Lord Curzon, Governor General and Viceroy, was born. |
| 1/11/1859 | Shrichakradhar Swami, founder of 'Mahanubhav Panth', passed away. |
| 7/1/1952 | Olympic Games open at Helsinki. |
| 1/28/1877 | Pulin Bihari Das, revolutionary journalist, passed away. |
| 10/10/1998 | Uzma Khan and Nitin Kirtane bag the women's and men's crowns in the national tennis championships in Delhi. |
| 3/27/1990 | 21 people die as a bus accidentally touched a high voltage wire in Karagpur India. |
| 4/8/1993 | CBI extensively raided VHP offices; BJP MP Brijbhushan Saren Singh among five arrested. |
| 11/25/1984 | Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away. |
| 3/7/1999 | 22 persons are killed and six injured when an AN-32 transport aircraft of the IAF crashes at Pappankulam near Indira Gandhi International Airport in south-west Delhi. |
| 2/16/1944 | Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory. |
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