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Historical Event on 6/11/1930

A cyclonic storm blew a train off the rails near Himmatnagar, Gujarat, killing at least one person and injuring many more.

Other Historical Dates and Events
10/22/1983The Union government reduces the upper age limit for the Civil Services Examination from 28 years to 26 years.
2/13/1977Jasawant Singh, famous physiologist, passed away.
4/14/1992The 79th Plenary session of the Indian National Congress opens in Tirupati.
4/14/1963Maha Pandit Rahul Sanskrityayan, great Hindi writer, politician and professor, passed away at Darjeeling.
3/9/1902Edward Durell Stone, US architect (US Embassy, New Delhi), was born.
3/10/1959Mukundrao Ramarao Jaikar, great freedom fighter and famous lawyer, passed away.
3/6/1995Arun Tamhankar, great journalist, died.
6/29/1873Micheal Madhusudan Dutta, first Bengali modern poet, died.
9/19/1996India Development Forum pledges $7b. to India.
2/2/1982Mohanlal Purushottamdas Sukhadia, Chief Minister of Rajasthan, freedom fighter, passed away. He was the Chief Minister of Rajasthan from 1954-1971. He introduced Panchayati Raj in Rajasthan and worked for its industrialisation also.