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Historical Event on 11/9/1997
Poonam Chibber, Miss Canada, crowned seventh Miss India Worldwide.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 1/17/1981 | Central Government offers full statehood to Mizoram. |
| 3/1/1818 | Singhgad won by the Britishers after the end of Peshwa kingdom. |
| 6/8/2000 | Bomb blasts rock churches in three states (A.P, Karnataka and Goa). |
| 9/18/1867 | Ganganendranath Tagore, great painter, patriot and artist, was born in Calcutta. |
| 1/11/1994 | Shankarrao Savekar, veteran cameraman of film industry, passed away. |
| 6/30/1993 | AN-12 phasing out marked the end of a glorious chapter of transport operations in the IAF. |
| 9/24/1932 | Poona Pact' was signed between Mahatma Gandhi and Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. This historical agreement allowed increased representation for untouchables. Also, Gandhi ended his fast. |
| 1/18/1971 | Barrister Nath Pai, freedom fighter and member of parliament, passed away at the age of 49. |
| 3/1/1961 | The first AN-12B arrived in India. This was added in the force because of the increasing frequency of clashes with Chinese forces on the Sino-lndian Himalayan border and the need that these revealed for yet further increase in airlift capability, together with a requirement for medium helicopters suitable for high-altitude operation, orders were placed in the Soviet Union for eight Antonov An- 12B and 24IL-yushin 11- 14 transport aircraft plus 10 Mi-4 helicopters. |
| 4/18/1956 | India, Indonesia, Burma, Ceylon and Pakistan meet in New Delhi to reaffirm their faith in Bandung Principles. |
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