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Historical Event on 7/11/1997

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.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/10/1846British forces under Hugh Gough defeated Sikhs in the Battle of Sobrahan in India.
7/28/1921Congress decided to boycott the visit of Prince of Wales in India.
6/15/1993PM Narasimha Rao visits Oman; India and Oman decide to give each other MFN status.
7/10/1924Johannes B van Heutsz, Governor General of Dutch Indies (1904-09), died at the age of 73.
11/7/1966Riots over slaughtered cow claims seven lives.
11/16/1962Chinese troops launch a major offensive in the frontier war.
3/1/1971General Election ( 5th) of India begins.
10/6/1808Ardaseer Cursetjee Wadia, professor, pioneer, innovator, chief engineer and Inspector of Machinery at the Steam Factory at Bombay and one of the dignitaries, was born.
10/27/1997UP ministry expanded by inducting 70 new members thus taking the total number of a record 93 members.
10/27/1997Surdas (1483-1563), blind Hindi bard and singer of Agra whose hymns to Krishna are compiled in the 'Sursagar', was born in Sihi village near Delhi.