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Historical Event on 11/6/2000

Richa Mishra creates a national record in the women's 400m individual medley in 5.15.28sec in the 55th Senior National Aquatic championship in Calcutta.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/23/1965Indian first alloy and steel plant in the public sector started in Durgapur; alloy and steel plant limited project started.
11/14/1993Dr. Manibhai Desai, great Gandhian and social worker, passed away.
5/22/1996United Front prime ministerial candidate H.D. Deve Gowda unanimously elected leader of the Front's parliamentary party.
5/2/1996General Election 2nd phase begins in 204 LS and 223 Assembly constituencies spread over 17 States & union territories.
8/1/1958Ramon Magsaysay Award for community leadership given to Acharya Bhave.
9/17/1960Agreement reached with Pakistan on the distribution of the River Indus and its tributaries.
7/3/1948H. M. S. Auchils was taken over by Indian Navy.
9/22/1789Office of Postmaster General is created under the Treasury Department.
3/5/1995India and China agree to open two new border points including Nathu La (Sikkim) to facilitate meetings between their military personnel.
11/20/1981Bhaskara-II, India's second experimental remote sensing satellite, was launched by Russian launch vehicle Intercosmos. This provided experience in building and operating a remote sensing satellite system on an end-to-end basis.