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Historical Event on 7/11/1994

Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/4/1897Nanaksingh, famous Punjabi novelist, was born in a Hindu family in village Chak Hamid, Tehsil Dadan Khan, District Jhelum (now in Pakistan).
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
11/25/1948National Cadet Corps was first established.
11/15/1932Surinder Kumar Mehra, Air Chief Marshal, was born in Delhi
7/23/1993Indian National Satellite (INSAT-2B), second satellite in the INSAT-2 series, was launched. This is more operational multi-purpose communication and enhanced meteorology satellite. It is still in service. It was aunched by European Ariane launch vehicle.
11/27/1972Bhutto reports the release of 616 Indian prisoners captured in the Indian-Pakistani dispute at Pakistan.
1/28/1911The famous Hope diamond, once worn by Marie Antoinette, was bought tonight for over $300,000 by Ned McLean, son of John McLean. Mrs. McLean wore it as a head ornament, guarded by a former Secret Service man who in turn was guarded by two private detectives. Walnut-sized and exquisitely blue in color, the 44.5-carat stone stems from India. Its owners included Louis XIV, Louis XVI, and a London banker named Hope. A sinister history of ill luck, madness, and violent death clings to the unique gem.
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.
12/17/1938Charuchandra Bandopadhyay, famous Bengali story writer and novelist, died.
7/18/1634Joannes Camphuys, Governor General of Dutch-Indies (1684-91), was born.