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Historical Event on 6/11/1976

Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/10/1999Pranab Mukherjee and Jaipal Reddy are chosen outstanding parliamentarians for 1997 and 1998 respectively.
8/3/1993Bill to regulate cable TV introduced in Rajya Sabha.
4/4/1904Kundan Lal Saigal, golden voiced singer, legend in his lifetime, actor and film maker, was born in Jammu. Some of his famous songs are ""Ek Bangla Bane Nayara"", ""Diya Jalao"", ""Jab Dil Hi Toot Gaya"".
8/17/1998National Human Rights Commission recommends compulsory registration of marriages in a bid to check child marriages.
5/14/1960The first plane of India flew upto New York.
3/19/2000Bill Clinton, US President, arrives to a warm welcome in India. This was the first presidential visit of a US head in two decades.
11/2/1889Tyagmurti Goswami Ganeshdutt, social worker, was born at Chiniot in Jhang district, Punjab.
10/5/1991Ramnath Goenka, journalist and founder chairman of the Indian Express Newspapers Group, died at the age of 87 years.
12/29/1938Mahavir Prasad Dvivedi, famous litterateur, writer, poet and editor, died at the age of 74.
5/8/1963Centenary of Indian Red Cross was celebrated. Today is birthday of its founder.