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Historical Event on 11/11/1979
President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 11/18/1978 | Dhirendra Ganguly, film maker, writer, director and actor, passed away. |
| 4/19/1995 | Gopala Ramanujam,Goa Governor, takes up additional charge of Kerala. |
| 1/25/1992 | Bharat Ratna, India's highest award, was given to Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhai Tata (1904-1993). |
| 8/2/1987 | Geet Sethi retains the World Amateur Billiards title. |
| 1/29/1976 | Parliament approves permanent government and censorship of newspapers at New Delhi. |
| 11/17/1948 | Despite the scepticism on the part of the US and British advisers concerning the feasibility of the scheme, the first half-dozen HAL-reconditioned B-24s were ready by November 1948 and, on the 17th of that month, No. 5 Squadron was formed with these heavy bombers. |
| 3/24/1995 | Devchand Somaiyya, famous Table Tennis player, passed away. |
| 6/25/1931 | Vishwanath Pratapsing, former Prime Minister of India, was born. |
| 4/8/1919 | Gandhiji arrested on way to Delhi for refusal to comply with order not to enter Punjab; escorted back to Bombay; outbreaks of violence in several towns. |
| 6/3/1947 | Evening newspaper 'Jay Hind' published. |
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