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Historical Event on 7/11/1994

Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/16/1997Bodo extremists kill 13 villagers in Nalbari district in Assam.
9/30/1972Pakistani troops shell into the Indian zone of Kashmir.
11/25/1984Yashwantrao B. Chavhan, first Chief Minister of Maharashtra and former Deputy Prime Minister, passed away.
1/22/1858Veer Narayan Singh, freedom fighter, was sentenced to death.
4/13/1919Jallianwala Baug massacre. The great Indian tragedy occured in Amritsar which claimed 389 lives and wounded 1,516 activitists fighting for Indian independence. Early in 1919, the Rowlatt Act (Black Act) was passed. This authorized the Government to imprison any person without any trial and conviction in a court of law. This furious act was under the guidence of cruel Brigedier General R. E. H. Dyer and his 50 men troop. Michael O' Dwyer was then the Governor of Punjab who naturally defended the action. This day is observed as Jallianwala Baug Day.
7/26/1991Indian, UN Observer Mission in El Salvador joined (ONUSAL from Jul 1991 To Apr 1995).
5/5/1998Yashwant Sinha and Madan Lal Khurana, Union Ministers, are discharged in the hawala case.
9/25/1997BAI-IBC dispute resolved.
8/4/1979Indian Airlines AVRO-748 crashes in to a hill near Bombay.
8/1/1957National Book Trust inaugurated.