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Historical Event on 6/11/1997

I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border.

Other Historical Dates and Events
8/9/1963India is the first country to add its signature to the test-ban treaty at Moscow.
12/14/1924Ranbir Raj Kapoor, famous film producer, director and actor, was born.
7/2/2000At least 30 people had died after a boat collapsed in Kumla river near Pratapur in Madhubani district of Bihar.
8/3/1994The first successful heart transplant operation was performed at the All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi, by a team of doctors led by Prof. P. Venugopal (25-2-96).
11/13/1999A woman commits 'sati' in Satpura village in Mohaba district of Uttar Pradesh
1/20/1993Karnataka ministry expanded to include 27 more members; S.M. Krishna made Dy. CM.
12/23/1920King George V signs Home Rule Act.
5/11/1999Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case: The Supreme Court confirmed the death sentence on four of the 26 accused, life imprisionment to three and acquitted the remaining 19 people.
7/25/1976Sriram Singh at Montreal sets record for 800m in 1.45.77.
11/29/1996The Indian Journal of Medical Research brought out special issues, as part of the 85th year celebrations of ICMR, on Nutrition Research (November 1995) and Diarrhoeal Diseases (July, 1996). The ICMR Bulletin also brought out special issues on such topics as Nutrition, Tuberculosis, AIDS, Tribal Health, etc. so as to coincide with the theme selected for a particular month as part of the celebrations. As part of the global theme initiative coordinated by JAMA, USA, the January 1996 issue of the ICMR was devoted to 'Emerging and Re-emerging Infections'.