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Historical Event on 6/11/1997

I.K. Gujral, PM, asserts that India had not deployed the `Prithvi' ballistic missile anywhere in the country or on the border.

Other Historical Dates and Events
2/3/1969Thiru Conjeevaram Natrajan Annadurai ""Anna"", a great patriot, writer, editor, orator, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu and the commencer of Dravid Movement, passed away. He was the key person in formation of Anna Dramuk Party.
10/15/1676King of England permitted the East India Company to mint the Rupee and Paisa coins at Bombay.
9/10/1976An Indian Airlines Boeing 737 aeroplane was hijacked for the second time and taken to Lahore, Pakistan.
11/27/1994Shyam Vyas, veteran Hindi story writer, passed away.
8/17/1997Leander-Mahesh duo wins International ATP doubles in Connecticut.
5/8/1990Paul Mantosh and Joss Fernandes take oath as nominated Anglo-Indian members in Lok Sabha.
8/7/1980Mother Teresa visits the poor in Bronx at New York.
1/16/1996Union Cabinet Minister V.C. Shukla, Balram Jhakar, Madhavrao Scindia, and others including BJP President L.K. Advani, Arjun Singh and Devi Lal chargesheeted in the multi-crore Jain `Hawala' case. CBI seeks sanction to prosecute them. L.K. Advani resigns from Lok Sabha membership.
1/7/1993C. Subramaniam, Maharashtra Governor, resigns.
2/23/1980Prakash Padukone becomes the first Indian to win All-England Badminton Championship.