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World Population Day
1801, 11th July: The French astronomer John Louis Pons discovered the comet, Pons.
1893, 11th July: The first cultured pearl was obtained by Kokichi Mikimoto.
1950, 11th July: Pakistan became a member of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
1987, 11th July: The world population has crossed the five billion mark. The United Nations had decided to celebrate July 11 as Population Day.
1994, 11th July: Inspector General of Police Kiran Bedi received the Ramon Magsaysay Award.
2006, 11th July: Mumbai train bombings: 209 people were killed in a series of bomb attacks in Mumbai, India.
On this Day Famous Birthdays & Birth Anniversaries on July 11
1857: Chettur Sankaran Nair, an Indian politician, and author.
1889: Narayan Hari Apte, an Indian-Marathi novelist.
1902: Baldev Singh, an Indian Sikh political leader.
1921: Shankarrao Kharat, an Indian-Marathi writer.
1927: Theodore Maiman, an American engineer and physicist.
1956: Amitav Ghosh, an Indian writer.
1967: Jhumpa Lahiri, an American-Indian author.
On this Day Death Anniversaries of famous people on July 11
1957: Aga Khan III, one of the founders and the first permanent president of the All-India Muslim League.
2001: Qateel Shifai, a Pakistani Urdu poet and lyricist.
2003: Bhisham Sahni was an Indian writer, and playwright.
What happened in India on 11 July
11-July-1630
Rezabeebeth Sookeas Begum passed away.
11-July-1832
British Parliament finally rejected to remove the appeal of Hindus puritans against Sutee abolition, as demanded by tradional orthodox Indians.
11-July-1882
Baba Kanshi Ram, great freedom fighter and social reformer, was born at Dada Siba village, Tehsil Dehra District, Kangra.
11-July-1897
Sibnath Banerjee, great social worker, freedom fighter and leader, was born in village Brahman Rangdia, Khulna district.
11-July-1924
Moslem-Hindu rebellion in Delhi.
11-July-1953
Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu was born in Mumbai (Mahatrahtra).
11-July-1957
Aga Sultan Sir Muhammad (1877-1957), Aga Khan III, spritual leader of Ismaeli Muhammedans, passed away. He worked for Britian in the WW I & II. Aga Khan was extremly rich, he once had himself weighed against a sack of diamonds belonging to him. He was also one among those who formed the Muslim League.
11-July-1964
M C Chagla, Union Minister of Education, turns the first sod for the foundation of the 4 ft tunnel.
11-July-1973
India frees 438 Pakistani prisoners on medical grounds.
11-July-1979
The Lok Sabha commenced a four-day debate on the no-confidence motion against the 21-month-old Janata Government.
11-July-1980
Ebbie Kodiat, Soccer(Football) player, was born in Kuwait.
11-July-1994
Delhi IG (prisons) Kiran Bedi wins Magsaysay Award for public service.
11-July-1997
Ten persons were killed as police opened fire on Dalit mob which attacked vehicles in protest against desecration of Ambedkar bust in Ramabai Ambedkar Nagar in north-east Mumbai.
11-July-1998
Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.
11-July-1998
The Government reduces customs duty on edible oils under the Open General Licence from 20 to 10 per cent.
11-July-2000
Amrita Pritam, noted litterateur, honoured with the highest award for Punjabi literature for the century:”Shatabdi Samman”.