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Historical Event on 11/6/1999
Red carpet welcome to Pope. He appreciated the religious freedom in India.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 7/5/1905 | Lord Curzon joined the part of Bengal to Asam and divided Bengal. |
| 5/13/1994 | Telecom sector opened to private companies under the new national policy announced in Parliament. |
| 10/16/1905 | Bengal was partitioned by Lord Curzon on the pretext of it being too big to administer. Instead of dividing it on the basis of non-Bengali areas, the division was on the basis of Hindus and Muslims. Britishers thought that would succeed in increasing Hindu - Muslim tensions. The tremor of partition was felt throughout India and was regarded as an insult and challenge to Indian Nationalism. A movement was launched by the moderates. New method of protests 'Swadeshi and Swaraj' became the slogan of the common man and the whole of India was drawn into the national movement. |
| 2/5/1992 | Last day of Test Cricket cricket for Dilip Vengsarkar. |
| 9/6/1975 | Dularelal Bhargav, veteran writer, passed away. He was associated with 'Chand' and 'Madhuri' magazines. |
| 10/31/1984 | Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister of India by Gyani Zail Singh, President of India, at New Delhi. He held this office till December 1, 1989. |
| 12/11/1976 | Aliyawar Jung, former Governor of Maharashtra, died. |
| 1/18/1959 | Miss Meera Behn, follower of Gandhi, left India for good. |
| 9/16/2000 | Aparna Popat loses to Kelly Morgan in the first round of the badminton event at the Sydney Olympics. |
| 10/10/1991 | Anantrao Laxmanrao Kulmarni, editor of monthly magzine 'Sajjangad' and weekly 'Samarth', died. |
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