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Historical Event on 7/11/1997

Ten persons were killed as police opened fire on Dalit mob which attacked vehicles in protest against desecration of Ambedkar bust in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in north-east Mumbai.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1973Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, cricketer (prodigy at 16, Indian capt at 23), was born in Bombay.
5/13/1916Vasudev Mahadev Salgaonkar, great Industrialist, was born.
5/1/1960Old Bombay province was divided between Maharashtra and Gujrat States.
7/13/1999Floods claim 15 more lives in Bihar.
2/15/1951Stephen H. Smith, father and pioneer of Indian Aero Philately or air borne mail, passed away.
6/4/1992Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested.
2/26/1972President Varahgiri Venkat Giri inaugurated the Vikram Earth Satellite Station at Wardha near Arvi.
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
12/5/2000Postal staff go on a nationwide indefinite strike which the Government termed as 'illegal'.
11/30/1909Gandhiji reaches South Africa.