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Historical Event on 11/11/1979

President N. Sanjiva Reddy declares the opening of the first International Trade Fair of India.

Other Historical Dates and Events
3/3/1839Jamshedji Nasarvanji Tata, famous industrialist and father of modern technology, was born at Navsari near Surat, Gujarat. He started cotton mills in Bombay and Nagpur and founded the Tata Iron and Steel Company, which is one of the largest integrated steel mills in the world.
3/4/1996King of Bhutan arrives in India for a three-day state visit.
4/8/1998Sedapatti R. Muthiah resigns as the Union Surface Transport Minister at the behest of his party supremo Jayalalitha. He is involved in court cases.
12/11/1988Dr. Nagendra Singh, 74, President of the International Court of Justice, passed away in Hague.
4/30/1988Raj Kapoor gets Dada Saheb Phalke award for 1988.
3/26/1969Romesh Chandra, secretary general of the World Peace Council, receives the Lenin prize
9/1/1977M. L. Wadhawan was appointed as the Narcotics Commissioner of India. He headed this office till 02-09-1979.
9/6/1905Satyacharan Chaterjee, great Indian Geologist, was born.
7/21/1906W.C. Bonerjee, first President of Indian National Congress, passed away.
9/12/1998India, Malaysia sign an agreement on cooperation in science and technology in Kuala Lumpur.