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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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
12/6/1997Space shuttle Columbia's astronauts return to earth following a two-week science mission on an enquiry awaiting them because of botched satellite release. Columbia and its crew of six, including India-born Kalpana Chawla, swooped through a clear chilly sky and landed on runway at Kennedy Space Centre. Astronauts save runaway $10-million satellite by catching it with their hands.
9/21/1999Mr. A. C. Muthiah was elected president and Kapil Dev the senior coach at the Board of Control of Cricket in India AGM in Jaipur.
2/16/1745Thorle Madhavrao, fourth Peshwa in Maratha kingdom, was born.
12/12/1971Sadik Gulam Muhammad, Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, died.
4/15/1992Union Carbide decides to sell its holdings in India to raise upto $ 17 million for a hospital in Bhopal.
6/10/1946Gandhiji refused to enthuse over allied victory as it was not a ""victory of truth over false-hood"".
5/8/1996The governing Congress party is routed in Indian elections that have left no party with a clear mandate to govern.
2/2/1862Pandit Shambhunath was the first Indian to become Judge of Indian High Court.
7/15/1993Maninderjit Singh Bitta,Punjab Minister of State for Irrigation, appointed new Youth Cong (I) President.
11/25/1990Sri Lanka all out at 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17.5 overs.