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Historical Event on 7/11/2000
Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 12/17/1961 | Provocative action against our nationals in the vicinity of Anjadip Island and Portugal's belligerent attitude to the problems of its colonial possessions in this country, resulted in the Government of India's decision to liberate Goa, Daman and Diu. Operations were launched at night. |
| 11/3/1948 | Jawaharlal Nehru, Prime Minister of India, delivered his maiden speech in United Nations Organisation (U.N.O.) General Assembly. |
| 6/13/1731 | Swedish East India Company was formed. For 15 years King Fredrick of Sweden gave the Company a charter. |
| 12/13/1994 | Vishwanath Annappa Tatyasaheb Kore, Padmashri awardee, passed away. |
| 3/1/1908 | A.E.T. Barrow, educationist, was born. |
| 2/21/1997 | Sonic Multani bags National snooker title in Mumbai. |
| 2/27/1912 | Lawrence Durrell, Britsh writer (Alexandria Quartet, Private Country), was born in Darjeeling, India. . |
| 12/26/1921 | Nurul. S. Hasan, educationist and statesman, was born at Lucknow (U.P). |
| 6/25/1996 | Sunderlal Bahuguna, noted environmentalist, ends 74-day repentance fast at Rajghat following assurance from PM Deve Gowda. |
| 3/4/1996 | Union govt. decides to set up a national grid for the distribution of petroleum products. |
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