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Historical Event on 11/7/1990

Lawrence Durrell, great Indian English and author (Mount Olive), passed away at the age of 78.

Other Historical Dates and Events
5/2/1953Declaration by the PM that India was opposed to joining any power-block in the event of another war.
7/1/1821Daily newspaper 'Mumbai Samachar' was published.
1/16/1992Prices of steel and iron decontrolled.
3/29/1992Centenary celebrations of Tansa Dam held at Tansa. No of Seats of the Standing Committee and Education Committee increased from 20 to 27and 20 to 26 respectively and that of the B.E.S. & T. Committee from 12 to 17 (Vide Maharashtra Act XXI of 1992) (CIVIC).
3/17/1987Sunil Gavaskar ends his Test career with an innings of 96 v Pak.
10/29/1999L .K. Advani, Home Minister, says the Centre is in touch with cyclone-hit states.
8/4/1993Tarabai Bapat, daughter-in-law of revolutionary Senapati Bapat, died.
6/6/1924S. R. Bommai, former President of Janata Dal, was born.
4/17/1990Gas explodes on passenger train in Kumrahar, India killing 80 people.
5/8/1901British commission claims famine has taken 1.25 million lives since 1899; blames over population.