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Historical Event on 6/11/2000

27 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/24/1902Anusilan Samiti, a revolutionary organisation, was formed in Bengal.
5/28/1997Former Union Ministers Arjun Singh, N.D. Tiwari, R.K. Dhawan and Madhavrao Scindia discharged in the Jain hawala case by special judge V.B. Gupta.
8/21/1987Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma elected the Vice President of India (1987 - 1992).
8/7/1871Abanindranath Tagore, great modern artist and painter, was born at Jorasanko in Calcutta.
2/25/1760Lord Clive left India. His successors as Governors of India were J. Holwell and H. Vansittart from July 1760 to 1765. He was re-posted to India on May 3, 1765.
10/13/1978Maharashtra branch of Forward Block Party merged in Indira Congress.
8/8/1946India agrees to give Bhutan 32 miles.
10/10/1954First 'President Award' was awarded to film 'Shyamchi Aai'.
10/24/1933Govindjee, famous scientist, was born in Allahabad, U.P. He found cutting plant sections easier than dissection of animals.
4/27/1918Gandhiji attends Viceroy's War Conference at Delhi and addresses it in Hindustani; subsequently tours Kaira District to raise recruits for army.