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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 |
| 12/16/1999 | Bill on Cyber law is introduced in the Lok Sabha. |
| 10/30/1924 | Word Saving Day. |
| 1/1/1851 | Publication of Marathi newspaper 'Gyanoday'. |
| 8/10/2000 | Arjuna Ranatunga, former Sri Lankan cricket captain, retires from international cricket. |
| 10/28/1998 | The 1998 Swarna Jayanti Fellowship Award is presented to 11 young scientists. |
| 9/30/1881 | Rajah Annamalai Chettiar, famous musician, social worker and Governor of the Imperial Bank of India, was born at Kanadukattam, Tamil Nadu. |
| 7/1/1962 | Purushottamdas Tandon, great leader and editor, died at Allahabad. |
| 8/11/1916 | Gopal Raghunath Bewur, former Chief of Army and fighter, was born. |
| 6/28/1975 | As a response to anti-government demonstrations, India imposes the toughest press censorship since independence. |
| 3/25/1928 | S. R. Kulkarni, leader of dock workers, was born. |
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