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Historical Event on 7/11/1998

Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/11/1998Saint Visoba Khechar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev of Maharashtra, took Samadhi.
10/23/1824Rani Chainema fight with the Britishers at a 'killa' (fort) in Kitur.
11/1/1973Lakshdeep Minikai and Amin Divi were renamed as Lakshadweep, and Masker (Mysore) state renamed as Karnataka.
1/21/1996Lakshmi Parvati elected president of Telugu Desam NTR faction.
8/1/1997Lt. Gen. Ved Prakash Malik to be next chief of Army staff. Gen. Shankar Roy Chowdhury retires on September 30.
7/25/1988Sikh extremists kill the chief priest of the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
12/8/1911Gaandhiji invites Gokhale to South Africa.
2/16/1944Dadasaheb Phalke passed away in Nasik at the age of 74. He is remembered as the 'Father of Indian Cinema'. He produced India's first feature Film, 'Raja Harishchandra'. He was Director, Producer, Writer, Editor & Laboratorian. Dada Saheb Phalke Award issued by Government of India is given in his memory.
11/15/1988Dalai Lama agreed for less then independent country to save the cultural heritage of Tibet.
10/15/1932First Indian commercial airliner service 'Tata Sons Ltd' started. (Tata Airlines)