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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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| 1/27/1989 | M. Karunanidhi sworn in as DMK CM in Tamil Nadu. |
| 4/26/1992 | Medha Patkar arrested in Gujarat as the third Annual Goldman Environmental Prize of $ 60000 is awarded to her. |
| 1/31/1931 | Gangadhar Mahambre, famous Mmarathi writer, was born. |
| 2/1/1910 | Jahangir Mohammed Khan, cricketer (father of Majid, Indian player 1932-36), was born in Jallundar. |
| 5/1/1996 | International women's master Anupama Gokhale of Bharat Petroleum becomes the first woman in the history of Indian chess to win an all-India level international rating tournament with her bagging the Mohammed Hassan memorial title. |
| 8/2/1919 | Bharat Bhushan Agrawal, famous poet and winner of Sahitya Academy Award, was born. |
| 8/16/1923 | Narayan Athavle, famous Marathi litterateur and journalist, was born. |
| 2/28/1859 | Surbhi, farmer lady of Dholi Bavli, Central India, who was arrested for helping her son Bheema Nayak in the freedom movement and was jailed in Mahamandaleshwar jail, passed away. |
| 8/12/1946 | Viceroy announces invitation to Congress to form provisional Government. |
| 11/5/1994 | Russi Modi appointed Chairman of Air India and Indian Airlines. |
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