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Historical Event on 6/11/2000

Rajesh Pilot, Congress(I) leader and former Union Minister, died in a road accident in his home constituency, Dausa.

Other Historical Dates and Events
1/30/1882Franklin Delano Roosevelt, great leader and social reformer, was born at Hyde Park, New York.
11/15/1993IA Airbus with 272 on board forcelands on a paddy field near Tirupati; all passengers safe.
4/21/1946Srinivasaraghavan Venkataraghavan, cricket (Indian off-spinner, Test umpire, ICC referee), was born in Madras. He received Arjun Award (1971).
2/21/1959Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
9/11/1999India's Sachin Ratti won the men's singles title in the New Zealand International Badminton championship, defeating top seed and world No. 23 Rio Suryana of Australia in the final.
6/29/1857Battle at Chinhat (Indies rebel under Barkat Ahmed beat British).
5/14/1956Govt announces that decimal coinage will be introduced in India from April 1, 1957.
4/5/1961Indian Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Limited was established in New Delhi by Indian Government for allopathic drugs.
2/27/1992Narasimha Rao elected Congress (I) President in the party poll held after a gap of 20 years.
8/5/1965Jaya Prakash Narayan was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for public service.