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Historical Event on 7/11/1964

M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/12/1955The PM laid the foundation stone for the National Museum.
12/9/1999Several MPs in the Lok Sabha demand resignation of the CBI chief in the Priyadarshini Matto murder case.
10/19/1907Sulochana Modi, first lady Mayor of Mumbai Mahanagar Palika, was born.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
5/7/1950Punjab Mail train crashed near Jasidh killing 81 persons.
3/22/1914M. L. Bhowmik, social reformer and politician, was born Kailashahar, Tripura.
1/20/19481. Bomb exploded near Birla House during a prayer meeting of Gandhi. 2. Three member UN Commission for investigation/mediation on Kashmir. 3. K.M. Cariappa succeeded Lieutenant General D. Rissell as the Army Commander, Delhi and East Punjab and was responsible for conducting the operation in Kashmir.
4/15/1926Gurvel Singh Pannu, famous Hindi writer, was born in Lauhka, Punjab.
12/28/1983Gavaskar achieves his 30th century beating Bradman's 29.
11/20/1859Elfinstone, Governor of Bombay Province and historian, passed away.