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Historical Event on 11/7/2000

Indrajit Bhalotia wins the Wills Southern Open golf tournament.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/24/1929First non-stop flight from England to India takes-off.
2/22/1854Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely 'Bombay Spinning Mills'.
6/20/1993Harshad Mehta's senior counsel Ram Jethmalani asks JPC to summon the PM and allow cross-examination.
12/5/1991The government reduces visa fees for tourists intending to visit India.
1/8/1908Mary Nadia Wadia (Fearless Nadia), great actress, was born.
6/20/1916Sreemati Nathibai Damodher Thackersey (SNDT) Indian Women' s University, first women's and the fifth Indian University, was established in Pune by D.K. Karve.
4/26/1841Bombay Gazette begins publishing on silk.
4/24/1966Margashayam Venkataramana, cricketer (Indian off-spinner 1989), was born in Secunderabad.
4/24/1966Firuz Shah Tughluq, the third emperor of Delhi, died at the age of 83.
4/12/1976India set 403 to win against the West Indies.