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Historical Event on 11/11/1973
India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 8/27/1958 | Metric system of weights and measures introduced. |
| 3/16/1910 | Iftikhar Ali Khan Pataudi, cricketer (Nawab of Pataudi sr, England & India), was born in Pataudi, Punjab. |
| 12/14/1985 | Rajiv Gandhi joins the leaders of Greece, Sweden, Tanzania, Mexico and Argentina in a tele-conference as part of the UN ceremony at which they are honoured with the 'Beyond War' award. |
| 8/30/1928 | Jawaharlal Nehru lays his plans for a free India and becomes president of Congress Party in 1929. |
| 11/15/1997 | INS Delhi' commissioned. |
| 12/9/1992 | More than 700 die in clashes in Ayodhya; BJP bandh partial. |
| 4/6/1606 | Khusru Prince and his father Jahangir rebelled and fled from Agra. |
| 3/22/1999 | 57 prisoners in Indian and Pakistan jails are repatriated to their respective motherlands at the Attari-Wagah joint checkpost on the border in Amristar district. |
| 3/22/1999 | 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. |
| 9/15/1997 | Prasar Bharati Act comes into force seeking to free Doordarshan and Akashvani from government control. |
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