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Historical Event on 7/11/1998

Indians bag a silver and a bronze at the International Physics Olympiad in Reykjavik.

Other Historical Dates and Events
11/17/1991Narasimha Rao, PM, wins by-election in Nandyal with a record margin of 5,80,297 votes.
8/26/1975Dr. Narayan Subbarao Hardikar, freedom fighter, journalist and Padmabhushan awardee, died.
1/27/2000K.R. Narayanan, President, opposes any tinkering with the Constitution.
1/8/1992D. P. Sahastrabuddhe 'Anand', editor of monthly magzine, passed away.
10/20/1919Chaitanyabala Divatia, great author, was born in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
6/8/1999ATP announced Paes-Bhupathi as No. 1 ranked doubles team. In individual doubles ranking, Bhupathi and Paes were No. 1 and 2 respectively.
3/24/1981Bombay beat Delhi by an innings and 46 runs to win the Ranji Trophy.
7/29/1979Choudhary Charan Singh was sworn in as the fifth Prime Minister of India heading the Janata (S)-Congress coalition. He held this office till January 14, 1980. Jagjivan Ram became the leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
8/13/1998India signs two agreements with the World Bank for concessional credit through the International Development Association for $115.4 million.
5/29/1977Dr. Suniti Kumar Chatterji, president of Sahitya Academy, National Professor and eminent linguist, passed away.