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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 |
| 3/20/1926 | For the first time in the history of the competition, Scotland beats England for rugby's Calcutta Cup in London. |
| 11/17/1925 | Jemini Ganesh, film actor, was born. |
| 3/19/1982 | Acharya J. B. Kripalani, writer, nationalist, parliamentarian, founder of Kissan Mazdoor Dal and president of Indian National Congress in 1946, passed away at the age of 94. |
| 6/19/1871 | Madhavrao Sapre was born. |
| 5/14/1907 | Muhammad Ayub Khan, Pakistani president, was born. |
| 5/6/1971 | India refutes allegations that it has meddled in Pakistan's civil war. |
| 6/4/1992 | Stock broker Harshad Mehta and his associates arrested. |
| 2/13/1719 | Jahandar Shah was strangled to death and the Sayyid brothers were killed soon after. |
| 3/10/1995 | ONGC's oil rig that blew out ( January 8 ) at Pasalapudi site near Amalapuram (Andhra Pradesh) put out after 62 days. |
| 2/6/1990 | Ashok Shandilya of Railways wins National billiards crown. |
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