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Historical Event on 6/11/1983

Ghanshyam Das Birla, great freedom fighter, social reformer, pioneer of Indian business, industry, and nationalist, died at London at the age of 89.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/21/1974Inssatvahana, the first establishment to give submarine training, was commissioned at Visakhapatnam.
11/11/1973India's first International Philatelic Exihibition started in New Delhi.
2/10/1999P. Gopi Chand (A.P.) and Aparna Popat (Karnataka) won the men's and women's singles titles respectively in the National badminton championship in Delhi.
3/15/1996Kashmiri militants and Central govt. hold talks on ending violence and to initiate the democratic process in J&K.
5/20/1994K. Brahmananda Reddy, 83, former Andhra Pradesh CM, passed away in Hyderabad.
12/23/1919King's proclamation was made that the new reforms of Government of India offer some sort of self government.
9/27/1977Sanjiva Reddy was elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha. Government revokes the external emergency promulgated on December 3, 1971.
9/27/1977Turkish Armada retired.The arrival of a new Portuguese fleet.
1/12/1992India and Russia sign a new political treaty.
1/20/1997Indian Express launches its 18th edition from Belgaum.