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Historical Event on 6/11/1991

Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls.

Other Historical Dates and Events
9/24/1815John Sevier, Indian fighter (Gov/Rep-Tn), died at the age of 70.
12/7/1995Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2C), third indigenous satellite in the INSAT-2 series, launched. This has additional capabilities such as mobile satellite service, business communication and television outreach beyond Indian boundaries. This is still in service. It was launched by Ariane launch vehicle at French Guyana.
4/13/1982Pandit Parmanand, founder member of `Gather Party', passed away.
7/3/1991Kailash Sethi was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 22-07-1996.
4/15/1948Purushottamdas Tandon was honoured with the title of 'Rajashri' at a huge rally by Devaraha Baba. He was awarded the Prestigious 'Bharat Ratna' award.
10/30/2000The 160-page CBI's report on cricket match-fixing names Azharuddin, Ajay Jadeja, Ajay Sharma, Manoj Prabhakar and former physiotherapist Dr. Ali Irani for their deep-rooted nexus with betting syndicates. It virtually gives a clean chit to Kapil Dev.
3/30/1988Tamil Nadu beat Railways by an innings and 144 runs to win Ranji Trophy.
12/13/1899Pandurang Satu Naik, famous film photographer of Indian film industry, was born.
6/22/1920Chandrasekhar Trimbak Sarwate, cricketer (batted in 9 Tests for India 1946-52), was born in Sangor, Vidarbha.
10/16/1999Indian women claimed bronze in the Asian team chess championship in Shenyang