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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
1/17/1997Supreme Court bans all non-forest activities including running of saw mills and mining in forest areas.
7/20/1654Portugal was taken over by Britishers.
2/28/1919Gandhiji signs Satyagraha Pledge to secure withdrawal of Rowlatt Bills.
3/2/1913Bhavaniprasad Mishra was born.
9/14/199778 persons die and around 250 are injured as four bogies of Ahmedabad-Howrah Express de-rail while crossing a bridge on Hasdeo river near Champa Railway Station in Bilaspur district, Madhya Pradesh.
5/29/1933Gandhi ends his 21-day fast, his second for the cause of the 'untouchables'.
1/3/1921First Indian Parliament meets.
10/18/2000Ram Vilas Paswan, Union Communications Minister, announces relief for phone users. New links to cost Rs. 2,000 in urban areas and Rs. 500 in rural areas.
1/3/1912Shantiprasad Jain, famous industrialist, was born.
4/1/1973India starts a drive to save tigers from extinction.