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Historical Event on 6/11/1932
Minu Modi, famous industrialist, was born.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 6/4/1997 | Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2D), fourth satellite in INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This became inoperable due to power bus anamoly since Oct. 4, 1997. It was launched by European launch vehicle, Ariane from Kourov in French Guyana. |
| 2/3/1928 | Chandrasekhar Vaman Gadkari, cricketer (Indian batsman in 6 Tests 1953-55), was born at Pune. |
| 4/8/1835 | Raja Ram Mohan Roy reached England. |
| 2/20/1827 | Mahatma Jyotirao Govindrao Phule, great social worker and founder of `Satyashodhak Samrajya', was born in Pune. |
| 12/11/1922 | Dilip Kumar, famous film actor, was born. |
| 3/8/1999 | The President formally revokes the proclamation imposing Central rule in Bihar after this was decided by the Union Cabinet earlier in the day. |
| 6/12/1976 | Mahamahopadhyaya Pandit Gopinath Kaviraj, editor and master, died at Varanasi. |
| 7/8/1988 | More than 100 people were killed and several injured as Bangalore-Trivandrum Island Express fell into Ashtamudi lake at Perumon in Quilon district of Kerala. |
| 6/17/1991 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel (Posthumous) (1875-1950). |
| 12/10/1997 | Salman Haidar appointed India's High Commissioner to Britain. He succeeded M. L. Singhvi. |
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