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Historical Event on 6/11/1976

Indira Gandhi and Brezhnev sign the Moscow Declaration of Friendship and Cooperation.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1873Prabhatkumar Mukhopadhyay, famous Bengali short story writer and novelist, was born.
8/10/1948Atomic Energy Commission established.
3/23/1967Pandey Bechain Sharma (Ugra) passed away.
5/26/1906Benjamin Peary Pal, internationally famous scientist of Indian agriculture, was born at Mukundpur, Punjab. In 1929, he went to Cambridge to do research on wheat and he returned to Burma with a Ph.D. five years later. In 1933, he got a research job with what is now known as the Indian Agricultural Research Institute in New Delhi. In 1965, Pal became Director General of the newly founded Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi. He has written several books on roses, the most popular being ""The Rose in India"".
12/25/1954Manvendranath Roy, great patriot, died.
5/17/1857Bahadhur Shah II declared as the emperor of India.
4/26/1973Judge A.N. Ray became the Chief Justice of India. He helded this office till 28/01/1977.
6/2/1756Fort William, the English stronghold in Bengal, was surrendered to Siraj-ud-Daulah.
6/2/1993Kurla-Kochi Express rams into goods train near Jolarpet in which 22 were killed and 100 injured.
6/11/1946Viceroy interviewed Gandhiji, and mooted proposal of Coalition Government at Centre.