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Historical Event on 6/11/1930

A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/6/1832Publication of 'Darpan' magazine started.
7/31/1902Keshav Shankar Pillai, great writer and Padma Bhushan awardee, was born at Kayamkulam in Kerala.
11/10/1901Formal inauguration of the new North-West Frontier Province created out of the Punjab.
3/31/1980Nirmal Mukherjee, the last Indian Civil Service Officer, retired from service as Cabinet Secretary.
6/12/1952J&K Assembly decided to terminate hereditary monarchy.
3/13/1991President R. Venkataraman dissolves the Lok Sabha.
10/19/1925B. Shankaranand, former central minister, was born.
11/2/190850 years after the start of direct rule, Edward VII talks of 'prudently extending' democracy.
6/23/1971Sriprakash, freedom fighter, prolific writer and member of the AICC, passed away.
12/12/1930Babu Genu sacrificed his life to stage the boycott of foreign goods.