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Historical Event on 7/11/2000

Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/9/1841Edward VII, King of England (1901-10), was born.
1/16/1941Ashok Vajpai, veteran critic and Hindi poet, was born.
10/11/1902Loknayak Jayprakash Harsudayal Narayan, veteran socialist leader, was born at Sitabdiara village (border of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar) in Bihar. He was awarded Bharat Ratna on Dec. 23, 1998 and played a key role in formation of Janta Party which defeated Indian National Congress for the first time.
2/20/1976Production of Crude Oil started from offshore Bombay High near Mumbai.
6/2/1986One thousand Sikhs arrested at demonstrations in Punjab.
8/16/1991Indian Airliner Boeing 737 crashes in Manipur's Churachandpur district killing all 69 aboard.
4/1/1936Orissa state was formed as a province of British India separating from Bihar.
6/28/1857Nana Sahib proclaimed himself as the Peshwa and called for the total extermination of the British power of India at Bithoor.
5/5/2000Supreme Court permits former Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalitha (petitioner) to have herself and the others examined as ''defence witnesses'' in connection with the trial of the 'Colour TV scam case'.
6/14/1905Smt. Hirabai Barodekar, famous veteran Maharashtrian classical singer, was born.