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Historical Event on 7/11/1979

The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.

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5/5/1992Prithvi, India's medium range surface-to-surface missile, successfully launched.
12/11/1931Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ""Osho"", guru of the rich, was born.
9/7/1995Mohammed Yousef Jameel, BBC stringer and special correspondent of The Asian Age, died in a parcel bomb explosion in Srinagar.
10/19/1990The Government of India under an ordinance puts forward a three-point formula for Ayodhya issue: (i) to acquire the land (ii) other land may be given for building temple except the disputed one (iii) the issue may referred to Supreme Court for speedy solution.
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6/1/1945Tata Fundamental Research Institute was established.