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Historical Event on 7/11/1973

India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/11/1913Gandhi sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at South Africa.
6/9/1997At least 50 persons were killed and 5,000 families affected in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Gangktok.
4/9/1993Lt. Gen. B.C. Joshi to be the next army chief.
11/19/1917Indira (Pridarshani) Gandhi, the first Indian Lady Prime Minister, was born at Allahabad. She was the only child of Jawharlal Nehru and took active participation in freedom fight by forming ""Vanar Sena"" (a team of young detectives). She lead India in a successful war against Pakistan to seperate East and West Pakistans and establish the nation of Banglades
7/21/1988Indian National Satellite (INSAT-1C) launched. This is operational multi-purpose communication and meteorology satellite. It served for only one and a half years. It was launched by European Ariane launch vehicle Ariane-3.
1/10/1959Martin Luther King, the US Black leader, arrived in New Delhi.
11/25/1999Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam is appointed Principal Scientific Advisor to the Government of India.
6/23/1993RBI cuts minimum lending rate by 1%.
9/2/1996Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand beats Garry Kasparov in Rapid Chess tournament in Geneva.
6/12/1952J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.