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Historical Event on 6/11/2000

27 army personnel die after the bus carrying them plunges into a gorge at a spot 80 km from Jammu.

Other Historical Dates and Events
6/10/1890Sunday introduced as a weekly holiday.
7/18/1695Joannes Camphuys, Governal General of Dutch-Indies, died at the age of 61.
7/5/1984Indian Airlines airbus hijacked, lands in Lahore.
3/5/1999Geet Sethi won the 1999 World matchplay billiards championship in Midsomer Norton.
2/12/1997Standard Bank tri-series final between India and South Africa abandoned due to rain.
12/24/1998A.B.Vajpayee, Prime Minister, announces increased cash awards for Asian Games medallists.
11/3/1999Dr. M. S. Swaminathan, well-known agricultural scientist, is selected for the UNESCO Gandhi gold medal.
5/7/1996Third and final phase of polling begins for 185 LS constituencies and 154 assembly constituencies; 55 to 60\% turnout was witnessed and there was widespread violence in Bihar.
9/4/1996Celebration of Platinum jubilee of B.Y.L. Nair Charitable Hospital and Topiwal National Medical College from 4th September 1995 to 4th September 1996 (CIVIC).
11/14/1964Nehru Commemorative coin is released.