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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.

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10/19/1929Balbir Singh, India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56), was born.
11/30/1998Sonia Gandhi names Ashok Ghelot and Sheila Dixit as Chief Ministers of Rajasthan and Delhi respectively.
11/30/2000CBI files fresh cases against JMM MPs Shibu Soren, Simon Marandi and Suraj Mandal on charges of possessing assets disproportionate to their known sources of income.
12/28/1952Arun Jaitley, son of Maharaj Kishan Jaitley, was born in New Delhi.
11/10/1990Two Burmese youth hijack a Thai Airlines Airbus with 221 passengers on board to Calcutta.
6/1/1916Lokmanya Tilak roared ''Freedom is by birthright'' at Ahmednagar.
2/7/1993Medium-range surface to surface missile, 'Prithvi' successfully launched for the 10th time.
4/30/1936Mahatma Gandhi started staying in Sevagram Ashram at Wardha in the Central Provinces, making it his headquarters.
7/27/1889Branch of Indian National Congress, 'British India Committee' , was established under the leadership of Dadabhai Navroji.
10/13/1971Hitesh Modi, cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup), was born.