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Historical Event on 6/11/1991

Over 106.6 million voters go to the second phase of national polls.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/25/1982India's first telecast colour broadcasting started on Dordarshan.
8/11/1997Hundreds travelling by Delhi-bound Rajdhani Express from Guwahati have miraculous escape as improvised explosive device planted by suspected Bodo extremists explodes on track near Guwahati.
1/24/1976Burmah Shell, a private oil company, was nationalised and renamed as Bharat Refineries.
9/11/1954Ram Naresh, editor and Hindi author, was born.
1/29/1998Suicide by more than 50 farmers reported in the Telangana region in the past few days.
10/16/1999Geet Sethi bagged the Fred Davis award as the "Billiards Player of the Year 1998-99'
1/2/1757After the Battle of Plassey, Clive, Britisher, defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah, Mir Jafar, Nawab of Bengal and re-captured Calcutta, after it had been seized by the Nawab of Bengal who had used the ""Black Hole"" to imprison British captives.
4/26/1895Guru Baksha Singh, modern Punjabi litterateur was born.
5/8/1998Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh Prime Minister, gets the Gandhi award for 1998.
3/16/1966Judge Amal Kumar Sarkar became the Chief Justice of India. He held this office till 29/06/1966.