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Historical Event on 7/11/2000

Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:""Shatabdi Samman"".

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/3/1995Enron Power Project scrapped by Maharashtra government.
5/29/1915Sita Ram Surajmal Jajoo, social reformer and politician, was born at Neemuch Cantt, M.P.
3/1/1955Pakistan vs India five Test Cricket series ends in a 0-0 draw.
12/10/1945Aust Services lose third Victory Test Cricket to India by 6 wkts.
3/16/2000Rabri Devi, Bihar Chief Minister, wins trust vote.
6/23/1984An Air-India jumbo jet plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Ireland today, killing all 329 people on board. Indian officials said the crash apparently was caused by a bomb placed aboard the jetliner by a Sikh extremist group as retaliation for an army raid.
8/12/1979Heavy rains resulted in bursting of a dam thus causing floods in Moorvi and Lilapur in Gujarat, killing over 1,335 people.
12/29/1997Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics.
5/24/1999Noted wrestling coach Dronacharya awardee Guru Hanuman passed away in a road accident near Meerut.
5/2/1908Police in Calcutta discover a cache of explosives for use in alleged anarchist plot.