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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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8/2/1880Bellary Raghava, famous actor, lawyer, social worker and dramatist, was born.
6/8/1997Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, Assam Chief Minister, has a narrow escape as a powerful remote-controlled bomb exploded in Maligaon area of Guwahati.
8/13/1954Nehru says dispute over Portuguese colonies in India must be settled peacefully.
2/16/1982Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker and leader, passed away.
11/13/1992Dr. Pundalik Dattatrya Gaitonde, Goa freedom fighter, passed away.
7/12/1970Major flood in Alaknanda river resulted in sweeping of buses and claimed 600 lives.
6/1/1904Four Language panel were used for Rangoon. This panel had languages namely Burmese, Urdu, Tamil and Chinese.
5/12/1937George VI is crowned.
8/15/1990Uttar Maharashtra University was established.
3/24/1968The second Indian-made rocket 'Menaka' successfully launched at the Thumba station.