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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
10/2/1954Chandernagar, former under French possession, was made a part of West Bengal.
9/18/1932A Hindu delegation is given permission to interview Gandhi, currently held in prison and undertaking a hunger strike. On arrival, they also find he has taken a vow of silence.
3/10/1991The Army Dental Corps celebrates its Golden Jubilee and proudly recounts its past glory.
10/9/2000The Centre appoints Yogendra Narain as the new defence secretary and K. Sibal as the secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs while effecting a major bureaucratic reshuffle.
6/27/1964Teen Murti Bhavan, official residence of the Prime Minister of India, became the Nehru Memorial Museum.
11/3/1945Temporary Octroi Mandal established.
12/20/1999The Government rejects underworld don Dawood Ibrahim's conditional offer to surrender.
4/7/1997Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan finalise preparations for a new trade bloc called 'Growth Quadrangle'.
9/26/1932Dr. Manmohan Singh, former finance minister, economist and Governor of R.B.I., was born.
12/25/1932King George V's chair collapsed during his Christmas dinner speech.