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Historical Event on 7/11/1964
M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel.
| Other Historical Dates and Events |
| 4/13/1772 | Warren Hastings, who became the president of their Bengal Council, was appointed in the court of Directors of the East India Company. |
| 7/2/1999 | Sahara India, sponsor of the Sahara Cup annual cricket series between India and Pakistan in Canada, withdrew sponsorship in view of the Kargil conflict. |
| 2/19/1922 | Beant Singh, former Chief Minister of Punjab and politician, was born. He played a vital role in supressing terrorist activities in Punjab. |
| 1/15/1988 | Kiran More stumps five West Indian batsman at Chidambaram Stadium in Madras thus creating a world Test record. |
| 9/20/1940 | Saroj Lalwani, journalist and printing press director, was born. |
| 10/26/1930 | Gulal Bai Parekar, a14-year-old girl led a 13-girls team to hoist the national flag at Esplanade Park. A police sargeant tried to snach the flag and then kidnapped her. |
| 6/23/1895 | Kali Charan Ghosh, great Hindi writer, was born at Calcutta. |
| 10/17/1932 | Rani Gaidinliu, freedom fighter, social reformer and political leader, was captured by the British army. |
| 9/1/1921 | Madhav Krishnaji Mantri, right-hand batsman and wicket-keeper, was born at Nasik, Maharashtra. He was the Indian team selector from 1964 to 1968 and was also the team manager in 1990. |
| 6/17/1976 | Montreal Olympics opens. |
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